Heveadorp is a village near Doorwerth in the municipality of Renkum, Gelderland, the Netherlands. The village is situated in a valley surrounded by forest. The creek Seelbeek [nl] 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]

Heveadorp
Village
Street in Heveadorp
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Coordinates: 51.97502°N 5.80961°E / 51.97502; 5.80961
Country	Netherlands
Province	Gelderland
Municipality	Renkum
Area [1]
• Total	0.56 km2 (0.22 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	27 m (89 ft)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	720
• Density	1,300/km2 (3,300/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	6869[1]
Dialing code	026

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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  Typical houses in Heveadorp
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  Typical houses in Heveadorp
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  Typical houses in Heveadorp

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