Heijen
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- Locality
- Heijen
- Region
- Limburg
- Country
- Nederland
- Population
- 1,610
- Timezone
- Europe/Amsterdam
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- Country
- Netherlands
- Located in
- Gennep
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00
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- postal code
- 6598
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Heijen is a village in the south-east Netherlands. It is located in the municipality of Gennep, Limburg.
== History == The village was first mentioned in 1271 as "in Heiden", and means heath. Heijen is a linear settlement which developed along the Nijmegen to Venlo road.
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