Kerkwijk
Kerkwijk | |
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Village | |
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 The village centre (red) and the statistical district (light green) of Kerkwijk in the municipality of Zaltbommel. | |
| Coordinates: 51°46′28″N 5°13′10″E / 51.77444°N 5.21944°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Gelderland |
| Municipality | Zaltbommel |
| Population (1 January 2010) | |
| • Total | 550 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Kerkwijk is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of Zaltbommel, and lies about 11 km northwest of 's-Hertogenbosch. Joeri Vos is the mayor of Kerkwijk since 1957.
Kerkwijk was a separate municipality between 1818 and 1999, when it was merged with Zaltbommel.[1]
In 2001, the village of Kerkwijk had 208 inhabitants. The built-up area of the village was 0.066 km², and contained 72 residences.[2] The statistical area "Kerkwijk", which also can include the peripheral parts of the village, as well as the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 360.[3]
Kerkwijk has a church that dates back to the 11th century, consisting of a Romanesque nave, a late-Romanesque tower and a Gothic tower from the fifteenth century. The church has wooden vaults with paintings from the fifteenth century.
References
- ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.
- ^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001 Archived 19 March 2006 at the Wayback Machine. (Statistics are for the continuous built-up area).
- ^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Statline: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2003–2005. As of 1 January 2005.
External links
- Template:Kuyper Map of the former municipality, around 1868.
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