Erichem is a village in the
Dutch
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* Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands
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province of
Gelderland
Gelderland ( , ), also known as Guelders ( ) in English, is a Provinces of the Netherlands, province of the Netherlands, located in the centre-east of the country. With a total area of of which is water, it is the largest province of the Nethe ...
. It is a part of the municipality of
Buren
Buren () is a town and Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the Betuwe region of the Netherlands.
Buren has 27,168 inhabitants as of 1 January 2022.
Geography
Buren is located in Gelderland, a province of the Netherlands. It is pa ...
, and lies about 5 km west of
Tiel
Tiel () is a Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality and a town in the middle of the Netherlands. The town is enclosed by the Waal (river), Waal river and the Linge river to the South and the North, and the Amsterdam-Rhine Canal to the Eas ...
.
It was first mentioned in 850 as Ermkina, and means "settlement of the people of Ero or Eric (person)".
The village developed along a former stream as a stretched out ''
esdorp
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An ''Angerdorf'' (plural: ''Angerdörfer'') is a type of village that is characterised by the houses and farmsteads being laid out around a central grassed area, the ''Anger (meadow), anger'' (from the Old High German ''angar'' =pasture ...
''. The St. Joris Church has a 14th-century tower with a 13th-century base. The church dates from around 1500.
In 1840, it was home to 438 people.
In 2017, a
barn fire
A barn fire, also known as a farm fire or stable fire (especially when horses are affected), occurs when a barn or stable at a farm for the Animal husbandry, keeping of livestock catches fire, and is partially or wholly destroyed. This can lea ...
in Erichem killed approximately 20,000 pigs.
Animal welfare groups launched protests against large scale animal husbandry. In 2019, the farmer announced plans to rebuild. The new barn would house 29,000 pigs.
Gallery
File:N-H St.Joris-kerk Erichem 2.jpg, St Joris Church
File:Erichem "Dorpshuis" at 24 April 2015 - panoramio.jpg, Village house
File:Erichem in de Betuwe.JPG, Street view
File:Lingestein.JPG, Farm Lingestein
References
Populated places in Gelderland
Buren
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