Schelluinen

Schelluinen
—  Village  —
The village centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Schelluinen in the municipality of Giessenlanden.
Coordinates:
Country Netherlands
Province South Holland
Municipality Giessenlanden
Population (2004)
 • Total 1,230
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code

Schelluinen is a village in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Giessenlanden, and lies about 4 km west of Gorinchem.

In 2001, the village of Schelluinen had 908 inhabitants. The built-up area of the village was 0.23 km², and contained 342 residences.[1] The statistical area "Schelluinen", which also can include the peripheral parts of the village, as well as the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 1240.[2]

Schelluinen was a separate municipality between 1817 and 1986, when it became part of Giessenlanden.[3]

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 1 January 2005.
  3. ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, "Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten", KNAW, 2006. [1]

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