Area Description Hurwenen
Area Description Hurwenen Joyce Bakker Evelien Riesmeijer George Christofi RDI1 Y1T2 Location Hurwenen is a village in Gelderland and is part of the municipality of Maasdriel. Hurwenen is placed in the area Bommelerwaard together with Aalst, Alem, Ammerzoden, Bern, Brakel, Bruchem, Delwijnen, Gameren, Hedel, Heerewaarden, Hoenzadriel, Kerkdriel, Kerkwijk, Nederhemert-noord, Nederhemert-zuid, Nieuwaal, poederoijen, Rossem, Velddriel, Well, Zaltbommel en Zuilichem. Hurwenen is a small village and is well-known for its nature: de Kil van Hurwenen. At wintertime this reserve is closed because geese are using it. Hurwenen has a windmill since 1875 and a villa named Huis te Hurwenen. The previous owner of that villa was also the owner of the brick factory that was closed in 1991. Hurwenen is located at the border of the Waal, between the Waal and Hurwenen is the Huwenense dike, that keeps the water outside of the land. The dike is used a lot by cyclers who want to enjoy nature, but it can also be used by car. 2 Water and soil The Kil van Hurwenen is a nature reserve in the foreland of the river Waal at Hurwenen. The Kil van Hurwenen was created in 1639 when an old meander of the river Waal was separated by human intervention of the river. At high tides in the river the water flows in the surrounding area and this attracts many wildlife species in the area, especially birds since the floodplain and the sand creates a favorable forage site for many kinds of birds. In the winter the area is closed for hikers as there is a large amount of migratory birds alight.
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