Kerk-Avezaath
farm village in the Netherlands
Kerk-Avezaath is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of Buren, and lies about 3 km west of Tiel.
A small part of the village (not counted in the statistics above) is part of the municipality of Tiel, and consists of about 60 houses.
History
It was first mentioned in 850 as Auansati, and means "church at the house of Avo (person)". The village developed along two parallel roads on a stream, and a stretched esdorp developed. The tower of the Dutch Reformed Church dates from 1640 and has an 11th century base. The church dates from 1861 and has 14th century elements. In 1840, it was home to 449 people.
“Kerk-Avezaath” enters the record as farm village in the Netherlands. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Kerk-Avezaath, farm and village can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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Maps, plans, fabric surveys and administrative records can establish how the site’s name, extent and function changed over time. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 24, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q3112527. The first chronological checks are 1640, 1861 and 1840.
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