Country Netherlands Province Gelderland Local time Wednesday 7:19 PM | Time zone CET (UTC+1) Population 876 (2006) Municipality Lingewaal | |
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Weather 15°C, Wind W at 16 km/h, 68% Humidity | ||
Spijk is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of Lingewaal, and lies about 3 km northeast of Gorinchem.
Map of Spijk, Netherlands
In 2001, the village of Spijk had 413 inhabitants. The built-up area of the village was 0.093 km², and contained 158 residences. The statistical area "Spijk", which also can include the peripheral parts of the village, as well as the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 980.
Spijk was a separate municipality between 1817 and 1855, when it became part of Heukelum. At that time, Spijk was still part of the province of South Holland.
References
Spijk, Lingewaal Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA