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The village centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Spijk in the municipality of Lingewaal.

Spijk (51°51′N, 5°1′E) is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands Gelderland ( English also Guelders) is a province of the Netherlands, located in the central eastern part of the country It is a part of the municipality of Lingewaal, and lies about 3 km northeast of Gorinchem. Lingewaal is a Municipality in the middle of the Netherlands. Gorinchem ( also called Gorkum ( is a city and municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland.

In 2001, the village of Spijk had 413 inhabitants. The built-up area of the village was 0. 093 km², and contained 158 residences. [1] 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. [2]

Spijk was a separate municipality between 1817 and 1855, when it became part of Heukelum. Heukelum ( is a town in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of Lingewaal, and lies about 8 km northeast of Gorinchem At that time, Spijk was still part of the province of South Holland. South Holland ( Dutch:) is a province situated on the North Sea in the western part of the Netherlands. [3]

References

  1. ^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001. (Statistics are for the continuous built-up area).
  2. ^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Statline: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2003-2005. As of January 1, 2005. New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
  3. ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, "Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten", KNAW, 2006. [1]


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