| 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]