| Bruchem | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Native Name Lang: | nl |
| Image Map1: | Map NL - Zaltbommel - Bruchem.png |
| Map Caption1: | The village centre (red) and the statistical district (light green) of Bruchem in the municipality of Zaltbommel.--> |
| 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: | Zaltbommel |
| Coordinates: | 51.7853°N 5.2367°W |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
| Elevation M: | 3 |
| Area Total Km2: | 16.23 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 2,090 |
| 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: | 5314 |
| Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
| Area Code: | 0418 |
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".
It was first mentioned in the first quarter of the 13th century as Bruchem, and means "settlement on swampy land". There is an 868 reference to Brucheim, however it is not clear whether it is the same settlement.[3] The village developed into a stretched out esdorp. The nave of the Protestant church dates from around 1300, and the choir dates from the 14th century.[4] In 1840, Bruchem was home to 452 people.[5]