Balgoij | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Native Name Lang: | nl |
Pushpin Map: | Netherlands Gelderland#Netherlands |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Netherlands |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Netherlands |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Gelderland |
Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name2: | Wijchen |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Elevation M: | 8 |
Area Total Km2: | 4.71 |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Population Total: | 725 |
Population As Of: | 2021 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 6613 |
Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
Area Code: | 024 |
Coordinates: | 51.7803°N 5.7139°W |
Balgoij or Balgoy is a village in Gelderland, Netherlands, near the river Meuse. It belongs to the Wijchen municipality.
Until 1923, Balgoij was a separate municipality. In 1958, the hamlet of was transferred to Oss in North Brabant due to the canalisation of the Maas.[3]
The village was first mentioned in 1172 as Balgoie, and means swelling of land near water.[4] In 1840, it was home to 406 people.[3]