Bruchem

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Bruchem
Village
The village centre (red) and the statistical district (light green) of Bruchem in the municipality of Zaltbommel.
Coordinates: 51°47′7″N 5°14′12″E / 51.78528°N 5.23667°E / 51.78528; 5.23667Coordinates: 51°47′7″N 5°14′12″E / 51.78528°N 5.23667°E / 51.78528; 5.23667
Country Netherlands
Province Gelderland
Municipality Zaltbommel
Population (1 January 2010)
 • Total 1,625
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)

Bruchem is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of Zaltbommel, and lies about 11 km north of 's-Hertogenbosch.

Bruchem was a separate municipality, which was renamed in 1818, to "Kerkwijk".[1]

In 2001, the village of Bruchem had 920 inhabitants. The built-up area of the village was 0.25 km², and contained 332 residences.[2] The statistical area "Bruchem", which also can include the peripheral parts of the village, as well as the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 1350.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, "Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten", KNAW, 2006.
  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 1 January 2005.
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