Gellicum Explained

Gellicum
Settlement Type:Village
Native Name Lang:nl
Image Map1:Map NL - Geldermalsen - Gellicum.png
Map Caption1:The town centre (red) and the statistical district (light green) of Gellicum in the former municipality of Geldermalsen.-->
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:West Betuwe
Coordinates:51.8761°N 5.1547°W
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:3
Area Total Km2:5.45
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:345
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:4155
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Area Code:0345

Gellicum is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of West Betuwe, and lies about 13 km east of Gorinchem.

It was first mentioned in the 10th to 11th century Gallinghe(m), and means "settlement of the people of Gallo (person)".[3] Gellicum developed as a stretched out esdorp perpendicular to the dike of the Linge. The tower of the Roman Catholic Church dates from the 13th century and has been enlarged in the 15th century. The church dates from the 14th century. The court house has been built in 1630 attached to the church. The Dutch Reformed Church was originally built in 1823, but burnt down and replaced in 1929.[4] In 1840, it was home to 340 people.[5]

References

  1. Web site: Postcodetool for 4155BA . nl . Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland . Het Waterschapshuis . 25 March 2022 .
  2. Web site: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 . Central Bureau of Statistics . 25 March 2022. two entries.
  3. Web site: Gellicum - (geografische naam) . Etymologiebank . 25 March 2022 . nl.
  4. Web site: Gellicum . Ronald Stenvert & Sabine Broekhoven . 2000 . Waanders . Zwolle . 90 400 9406 3 . nl . 25 March 2022.
  5. Web site: Gellicum . Plaatsengids . 25 March 2022 . nl.