Gelkenes | |
Settlement Type: | Hamlet |
Native Name Lang: | nl |
Image Map1: | Map NL - Liesveld - Gelkenes.png |
Map Caption1: | The village (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Gelkenes in the former municipality of Liesveld. |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Netherlands |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Netherlands |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | South Holland |
Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name2: | Molenlanden |
Coordinates: | 51.9389°N 4.8461°W |
Population Total: | 300 |
Population As Of: | 1 January 2005 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
Gelkenes is a hamlet in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Molenlanden, and lies about 12 km southeast of Gouda, on the southside of the Lek River.
The statistical area "Gelkenes", which also can include the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 300.[1]