Zalk is a village on the west bank of the river IJssel within the municipality of

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in the Dutch province of

Overijssel Overijssel (, ; nds, Oaveriessel ; german: Oberyssel) is a Provinces of the Netherlands, province of the Netherlands located in the eastern part of the country. The province's name translates to "across the IJssel", from the perspective of the ...

. It is situated just behind the winter

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of the IJssel river across from Wilsum.

History

The village was first mentioned in 1213 as Santlike, and means "sand near natural stream". Zalk is an '' esdorp'' which developed on the western bank of the IJssel river. The Dutch Reformed church was built in the 12th century. The nave and choir are from around 1400 and were built using material of the older church. The castle De Buckhorst used to be located near the village. It was first mentioned in 1244, but demolished in 1841. Zalk was home to 444 people in 1840. The village was part of the ''

heerlijkheid A ''heerlijkheid'' (a Dutch word; pl. ''heerlijkheden''; also called ''heerschap''; Latin: ''Dominium'') was a landed estate that served as the lowest administrative and judicial unit in rural areas in the Dutch-speaking Low Countries before 1800. ...

'' ( fiefdom) Zalk en Veecaten. After the creation of municipalities in 1813 the fiefdom was transformed to the municipality of Zalk en Veecaten. This municipality was incorporated in the municipality of

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in 1937 and which in turn has been part of the municipality of Kampen since 2001.

Notable people

Zalk is nationally known as the residence of the traditional herbalist (real name: Klaasje Rotstein-van den Brink; 1918–1997). Klazien's fame increased after

Wim de Bie Willem Philippe "Wim" de Bie (; born 17 May 1939) is a Dutch comedian, writer and singer. He formed the comedy duo Van Kooten en De Bie with Kees van Kooten. G.J. van Bork,Bie, Wim de, ''Schrijvers en dichters'', 2002. Retrieved on 17 December ...

parodied her on national television as Berendien uut Wisp.

Gallery

File:Zalk-pastorie St. Nicolaaskerk.JPG, Former clergy house File:Zalk - molen De Valk.jpg, Wind mill De Valk File:Zalk-Schultehuis.JPG, Former courthouse File:Kerk Zalk (30976288585).jpg, Dutch Reformed church Image:Wapen-Zalk-gemeente.jpg, Seal of the former municipality Zalk en Veecaten Image:Wapen-Zalk-heerlijkheid.jpg, Seal of the fiefdom Zalk en Veecaten

References

{{Authority control Populated places in Overijssel Former municipalities of Overijssel Kampen, Overijssel