Kerkwijk

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The village centre (red) and the statistical district (light green) of Kerkwijk in the municipality of Zaltbommel.

Kerkwijk (51°46′N, 5°13′E) 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.

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 15th century. The church has wooden vaults with paintings from the 15th century.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, "Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten", KNAW, 2006. [1]
  2. ^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001. (Statistics are for the continuous built-up area).
  3. ^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Statline: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2003-2005. As of January 1, 2005.

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