Kerkwijk Explained

Kerkwijk
Settlement Type:Village
Native Name Lang:nl
Image Map1:Map NL - Zaltbommel - Kerkwijk.png
Map Caption1:The village centre (red) and the statistical district (light green) of Kerkwijk 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:51.7744°N 5.2194°W
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:3
Area Footnotes:[2]
Area Total Km2:7.26
Population Total:696
Population As Of:1 January 2022
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:5315
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Area Code:0418

Kerkwijk is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of Zaltbommel, and lies about 11 km northwest of 's-Hertogenbosch.Kerkwijk was a separate municipality between 1818 and 1999, when it was merged with Zaltbommel.

The statistical area "Kerkwijk", which also can include the peripheral parts of the village, as well as the surrounding countryside, has a population of 696 in 2022.[3]

It was first mentioned in the first quarter of the 13th century as Kirkevuihc, and means "church village".[4] Kerkwijk has a church that dates back to the 11th century, consisting of a Romanesque nave, a late-Romanesque tower and a Gothic tower from the fifteenth century. The church has wooden vaults with paintings from the fifteenth century.[5] In 1840, Kerkwijk was home to 169 people.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Postcodetool for 5315AA . nl . Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland . Het Waterschapshuis . 25 March 2022 .
  2. Web site: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 . Central Bureau of Statistics . 25 March 2022. Overlap with Bruchem.
  3. Gemeente Zaltbommel, Population Numbers. As of 1 January 2022.
  4. Web site: Kerkwijk - (geografische naam) . Etymologiebank . 25 March 2022 . nl.
  5. Web site: Kerkwijk . Ronald Stenvert & Sabine Broekhoven . 2000 . Waanders . Zwolle . 90 400 9406 3 . nl . 25 March 2022.
  6. Web site: Kerkwijk . Plaatsengids . 25 March 2022 . nl.