Episode 2042
Ravenswaaij
Tue, 2022-Dec-06 00:35 UTC
Length - 1:25
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Welcome to random Wiki of the Day where we read the summary of a random Wikipedia page every day.
The random article for Tuesday, 6 December 2022 is Ravenswaaij.
Ravenswaaij is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of Buren, and lies about 10 km northwest of Tiel.
It was first mentioned in 1139 as Raueneswade, and means "fordable place of Raven (person)". Ravenswaaij started along the Lek River. A linear settlement appeared on the river dike. The church was destroyed in 1573 by the Spanish troops. The current church dates from 1644. In 1840, it was home to 368 people.
This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:35 UTC on Tuesday, 6 December 2022.
For the full current version of the article, see Ravenswaaij on Wikipedia.
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