Aijen

Aijen (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈaːi.ə(n)]; Limburgish: Äöje [ˈœːjə]) is a hamlet in the municipality of Bergen in the province of Limburg, the Netherlands.

Aijen
Hamlet
Sint Antoniuskapel, Aijen
Aijen Location in the Netherlands Show map of Netherlands Aijen Location in the province of Limburg in the Netherlands Show map of Limburg, Netherlands
Coordinates: 51°35′N 6°02′E
Country	Netherlands
Province	Limburg
Municipality	Bergen, Limburg
Area [1]
• Total	2.63 km2 (1.02 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	14 m (46 ft)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	2,370
• Density	900/km2 (2,300/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	5854[1]
Dialing code	0485

The village was first mentioned in 1336 as Oyen, and means "land on a stream".^[3] Aijen was home to 257 people in 1840.^[4]

Between 1533 until 1965, there was a pedestrian ferry across the Maas to Maashees [nl]. Aijen does not have a church, but has a chapel from the 16th or 17th century, and it was the religious building in the municipality of Bergen which survived undamaged.^[4]

References

1. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
2. "Postcodetool for 5854AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
3. "Aijen - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 23 April 2022.
4. "Aijen". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 23 April 2022.