| Kerkwijk | |||
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| The village centre (red) and the statistical district (light green) of Kerkwijk in the municipality of Zaltbommel. | |||
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| Country | Netherlands | ||
| Province | Gelderland | ||
| Municipality | Zaltbommel | ||
| Population (1 January 2010) | |||
| • Total | 550 | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | |||
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.
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.