Zevender

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| name = Zevender

| settlement_type = Neighbourhood and hamlet

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| image_skyline = File:Gevel - Zevender - 20221974 - RCE.jpg

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| image_caption = House in Zevender

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| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = Netherlands

| subdivision_type1 = Province

| subdivision_name1 = Utrecht

| subdivision_type2 = Municipality

| subdivision_name2 = Lopik

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| area_total_km2 = 0.50

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| population_footnotes = {{cite web |url=https://www.cbs.nl/-/media/_excel/2021/48/kwb-2021.xls |title=Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 |website=Central Bureau of Statistics |access-date=28 March 2022}}

| population_total = 175

| population_as_of = 2021

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| population_density_km2 = auto

| timezone = CET

| utc_offset = +1

| timezone_DST = CEST

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| postal_code_type = Postal code

| postal_code = 3411

| area_code_type = Dialing code

| area_code = 0348

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| coordinates = {{coord|51.95661|4.87572|region:NL_type:city(3480)|display=inline,title}}

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Zevender is a hamlet in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is located in the municipality of Lopik, 2 km northeast of Schoonhoven. A part of Zevender has become a neighbourhood of Schoonhoven.{{cite web|url=https://www.plaatsengids.nl/zevender |title=Zevender |website=Plaatsengids |access-date=28 March 2022 |language=nl}}

Zevender was a separate municipality from 1817 to 1857, when it was merged with Willige Langerak.Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, "Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten", KNAW, 2006. {{cite web|url=http://www.knaw.nl/cfdata/publicaties/detail.cfm?boeken__ordernr%3D20061061 |title=KNAW > Publicaties > Detailpagina |access-date=December 3, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070220041404/http://www.knaw.nl/cfdata/publicaties/detail.cfm?boeken__ordernr=20061061 |archive-date=February 20, 2007 }}

It was first mentioned in 1247 as Zeuendre. The etymology is unclear.{{cite web|url=https://etymologiebank.nl/trefwoord/zevender |title=Zevender - (geografische naam) |website=Etymologiebank |access-date=28 March 2022 |language=nl}} The postal authorities have placed it under Lopik.{{cite web|url=https://postcodebijadres.nl/3411 |title=Postcode 3411 in Lopik |website=Postcode bij adres |access-date=28 March 2022 |language=nl}} There are no place name signs. There used to be a castle in Zevender. It was besieged in 1300 and 1304, but burnt down in 1518. In 1540, Charles V ordered the removal of the ruins. In 1840, Zevender was home to 129 people.

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