Stolwijk

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The town centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Stolwijk in the municipality of Vlist.

Stolwijk (51°58′N, 4°46′E) is a town in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Vlist, and lies about 6 km southeast of Gouda.

In 2005, the town of Stolwijk had 4980 (2487 man en 2493 women's) inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 0.80 km², and contained 1367 residences.[1] The statistical area "Stolwijk", which also can include the peripheral parts of the village, as well as the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 3660.[2]

Stolwijk was a separate municipality until 1985, when it became part of Vlist.[3]


Map of the former municipality in 1868.
Map of the former municipality in 1868.

[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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