Winssen

Winssen
Winssen
Village
	Church of Winssen
	The village centre (red) and the statistical district (light green) of Winssen in the municipality of Beuningen.
	Winssen Location in the province of Gelderland in the Netherlands Winssen Winssen (Netherlands)
	Coordinates: 51°53′N 5°42′E / 51.883°N 5.700°E
Country	Netherlands
Province	Gelderland
Municipality	Beuningen
Area
• Total	14.16 km2 (5.47 sq mi)
Elevation	8 m (26 ft)
Population (2021)
• Total	2,160
• Density	150/km2 (400/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
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.^[3]

It was first mentioned in 1153 as Winisen. The etymology is unclear.^[4] Huis te Winssen was a castle located near the village. In 1584, it fell in Spanish hands, and was destroyed by the citizens of Nijmegen. It was later rebuilt, but demolished around 1815.^[5] In 1840, Winssen was home to 909 people.^[6]

The Beatrixmolen is a grist mill from 1791 which was originally located in Alphen. In 1858, it was rebuilt and moved to Winssen. In 1988, it was restored.^[7]

References

^ ^a ^b "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 20 March 2022. two entries
^ "Postcodetool for 6645AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.
^ "Winssen - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 March 2022.
^ "Huis te Winssen". Mijn Gelderland (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 March 2022.
^ "Winssen". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 March 2022.
^ "Beatrixmolen". Molen database (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 March 2022.