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Heveadorp

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Heveadorp

settlement type	Village
native name lang	nl
pushpin map	Netherlands Gelderland#Netherlands
pushpin map caption	Location in the Netherlands
subdivision type	Country
subdivision name	Netherlands
subdivision type1	Province
subdivision name1	Gelderland
subdivision type2	Municipality
subdivision name2	Renkum
elevation footnotes	‡R1R‡
elevation m	27
area total km2	0.56
population footnotes	‡R2R‡
population total	720
population as of	2021
population density km2	auto
timezone	CET
utc offset	+1
timezone dst	CEST
utc offset dst	+2
postal code type	Postal code
postal code	6869‡R2R‡
area code type	Dialing code
area code	026
coordinates	51.97502°N, 5.80961°W

Heveadorp is a model village near Doorwerth in the municipality of Renkum, Gelderland, the Netherlands. The village is situated in a valley surrounded by forest. The creek Seelbeek runs through the village.

Heveadorp was founded in 1916 by Dirk Frans Wilhelmi[3] as a company town for the workers of his rubber factory Heveafabriek. Hevea is the scientific name for the rubber plant.[4]

During the German occupation of the Netherlands the factory was used for war purposes. During Operation Market Garden, the factory and village were severely damaged. In 1962, Heave merged with Apollo Vredestein and the factory was moved to Renkum in 1975. The 400 villagers who remained, refused to leave the village. In 2009, it was officially recognised as a village.[5]

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