Cuijk (municipality) explained

Cuijk
Settlement Type:Former municipality
Flag Size:100x67px
Map Alt:Highlighted position of Cuijk in a municipal map of North Brabant
Coordinates:51.7333°N 58°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Netherlands
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:North Brabant
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Land van Cuijk
Unit Pref:Metric
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:12
Population Demonym:Cuijkenaar
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postcode
Postal Code:5430–5437, 5439
Area Code Type:Area code
Area Code:0485

Cuijk (in Dutch; Flemish pronounced as /kœyk/) is a former municipality in upper southeastern Netherlands. Cuijk, Boxmeer, Grave, Mill en Sint Hubert, and Sint Anthonis merged into the new municipality of Land van Cuijk on 1 January 2022.

The former municipality of Cuijk was established by combining the municipalities of Cuijk en Sint Agatha, Beers and Haps in 1994.

Population centres

The main population center Cuijk is of pre-historic origin. Its existence is recorded on the Roman roadmap Tabula Peutingeriana under the name of Ceuclum. It is a big commuter town with good public transport services to nearby Nijmegen. The nearest hospital is at Boxmeer and the nearest international airport is situated in the German town of Weeze. Cuijk railway station is on the Nijmegen to Venlo railway.

Population centers and inhabitants in 2020:[2]

Topography

Map of the former municipality of Cuijk, 2015

Transportation

Twin towns

Cuijk was twinned with

Notable people

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Postcodetool for 5431BV . nl . . Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland . Het Waterschapshuis . 8 May 2014.
  2. Web site: CBS in uw buurt . nl . CBS . 23 September 2021.