Winssen

Winssen
Village

The village centre (red) and the statistical district (light green) of Winssen in the municipality of Beuningen.
Coordinates: 51°53′N 5°42′E / 51.883°N 5.700°E / 51.883; 5.700Coordinates: 51°53′N 5°42′E / 51.883°N 5.700°E / 51.883; 5.700
Country Netherlands
Province Gelderland
Municipality Beuningen
Population (1 January 2010)
  Total 2,037
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 6645
Dialing code 0487

Winssen is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is the smallest village of the municipality of Beuningen, and lies about 8 km north of Wijchen. It lies south of the river Waal

Winssen was a separate municipality until 1818, when it was merged with Ewijk.[1]

In 2001, the village of Winssen had 1192 inhabitants. The built-up area of the village was 0.37 km², and contained 441 residences.[2] The statistical area "Winssen", which also can include the peripheral parts of the village, as well as the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 2120.[3]

References

  1. Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, "Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten", KNAW, 2006.
  2. Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001. (Statistics are for the continuous built-up area).
  3. Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Statline: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2003-2005. As of 1 January 2005.


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