Schalkwijk, Utrecht
Schalkwijk | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 51°59′38″N 5°11′14″E / 51.99389°N 5.18722°ECoordinates: 51°59′38″N 5°11′14″E / 51.99389°N 5.18722°E | |
Country | Netherlands |
Province | Utrecht |
Municipality | Houten |
Population (2005) | |
• Total | 1,973 |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Schalkwijk [ˈsxɑɫkʋɛik] is a small village in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It consists of a small village centre on the railway line between Utrecht and 's-Hertogenbosch and a 5 km long ribbon of farms along the small channel Schalkwijksche Wetering.
The statistical district of Schalkwijk had a population of about 1650 in 2004.[1]
History[]
According to the 19th century historian A.J. van der Aa,[3] Schalkwijk was a heerlijkheid owned by the lords of Culemborg. In 1523, the dike of the Lek river at Schalkwijk broke, and the village was severely damaged by the flooding.[3]
When the current municipal system was introduced in the Netherlands in 1812, Schalkwijk and Tull en 't Waal merged to become a single municipality called Schalkwijk. In 1818, Tull en 't Waal became independent again, and Schalkwijk was a separate municipality until it merged with Houten on 1 January 1962.[4]
The municipality of Schalkwijk included the village of Schalkwijk itself and the surrounding former hamlets , , and Pothuizen. Its area was 17.9 km2. Most of the inhabitants were Roman Catholic, and went to church in the St. Michael's Church in the village centre.[3]
When the railway line between Utrecht and 's-Hertogenbosch opened in 1868, a station was opened in Schalkwijk, but it was closed in 1935.[5]
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1829 | 1,029 | — |
1849 | 1,134 | +10.2% |
2004 | 1,650 | +45.5% |
Source: [1][6] |
Born in Schalkwijk[]
- Ruud Kuijer (b. 1959), sculptor
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Gemeente Op Maat 2004: Houten [1].
- ^ J. Kuyper, Gemeente Atlas van Nederland, 1865-1870, "Schalkwijk".
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Abraham Jacob van der Aa, "Aardrijkskundig woordenboek der Nederlanden", vol. 10 (S), 1847.
- ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.
- ^ "Station Schalkwijk - foto's en omschrijving op stationsweb".
- ^ W.A.G. Perks, Geschiedenis van de gemeentegrenzen in de provincie Utrecht van 1795 tot 1940 ("History of the municipal boundaries in the province Utrecht from 1795 to 1940"), Provinciale Almanak, 1962
- Populated places in Utrecht (province)
- Former municipalities of Utrecht (province)
- Houten
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