Country Netherlands Province Gelderland Local time Sunday 1:58 PM | Time zone CET (UTC+1) Population 550 (1 Jan 2010) Municipality Zaltbommel | |
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Weather 14°C, Wind E at 14 km/h, 45% Humidity | ||
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.
Map of Kerkwijk, Netherlands
Kerkwijk was a separate municipality between 1818 and 1999, when it was merged with Zaltbommel.
In 2001, the village of Kerkwijk had 208 inhabitants. The built-up area of the village was 0.066 km², and contained 72 residences. The statistical area "Kerkwijk", which also can include the peripheral parts of the village, as well as the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 360.
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.