Kerkwijk is a village in the
Dutch
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province of
Gelderland
Gelderland (), also known as Guelders () in English, is a province of the Netherlands, occupying the centre-east of the country. With a total area of of which is water, it is the largest province of the Netherlands by land area, and second by ...
. It is a part of the municipality of
Zaltbommel
Zaltbommel (), also known, historically and colloquially, as Bommel, is a municipality and a city in the Netherlands.
History
The city of Zaltbommel
The town of Zaltbommel was first mentioned as "Bomela" in the year 850. Zaltbommel received ...
, and lies about 11 km northwest of
's-Hertogenbosch
s-Hertogenbosch (), colloquially known as Den Bosch (), is a city and municipality in the Netherlands with a population of 157,486. It is the capital of the province of North Brabant and its fourth largest by population. The city is south of th ...
.
Kerkwijk was a separate municipality between 1818 and 1999, when it was merged with
Zaltbommel
Zaltbommel (), also known, historically and colloquially, as Bommel, is a municipality and a city in the Netherlands.
History
The city of Zaltbommel
The town of Zaltbommel was first mentioned as "Bomela" in the year 850. Zaltbommel received ...
.
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.
[Gemeente Zaltbommel]
''Population Numbers''
As of 1 January 2022.
It was first mentioned in the first quarter of the 13th century as Kirkevuihc, and means "church village". Kerkwijk has a church that dates back to the 11th century, consisting of a
Romanesque nave, a late-Romanesque tower and a
Gothic
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tower from the fifteenth century. The church has wooden vaults with paintings from the fifteenth century.
In 1840, Kerkwijk was home to 169 people.
Gallery
File:Vanuit het noord-westen - Kerkwijk - 20124841 - RCE.jpg, Villa 't Hemelrijk
File:Gemetselde pomp op driesprong in de Hoogehofstraat - Delwijnen - 20053368 - RCE.jpg, Village pump
References
Municipalities of the Netherlands disestablished in 1999
Populated places in Gelderland
Former municipalities of Gelderland
Zaltbommel
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