Spijk (Lingewaal)

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The village centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Spijk in the municipality of Lingewaal.

Spijk (51°51′N, 5°1′E) is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of Lingewaal, and lies about 3 km northeast of Gorinchem.

In 2001, the village of Spijk had 413 inhabitants. The built-up area of the village was 0.093 km², and contained 158 residences.[1] The statistical area "Spijk", which also can include the peripheral parts of the village, as well as the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 980.[2]

Spijk was a separate municipality between 1817 and 1855, when it became part of Heukelum. At that time, Spijk was still part of the province of South Holland.[3]

[edit] References

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


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