Brandwijk

Brandwijk
Village
Brandwijk, the village
Brandwijk in the former municipality of Graafstroom.
Coordinates: 51°53′N 4°49′E / 51.883°N 4.817°E / 51.883; 4.817Coordinates: 51°53′N 4°49′E / 51.883°N 4.817°E / 51.883; 4.817
Country	Netherlands
Province	South Holland
Municipality	Molenwaard
Area
• Total	12.3 km2 (4.7 sq mi)
Population
• Total	1,213
• Density	99/km2 (260/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)

Brandwijk is a small village in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Molenwaard, and lies about 13 km west of Gorinchem.

The statistical area "Brandwijk", which also includes the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 290.^[1]

Brandwijk was a separate municipality between 1817 and 1986, when it became part of Graafstroom.^[2] Last one has become part of Molenwaard in 2013.

References

1. ↑ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Statline: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2003-2005. As of 1 January 2005.
2. ↑ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2006.

External links

• J. Kuyper, Gemeente Atlas van Nederland, 1865-1870, "Brandwijk". Map of the former municipality, around 1868.
• brandwijk hyves :-)