Stolwijk

Stolwijk
Town

De kerk van Stolwijk

Coat of arms

The town centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Stolwijk in the former municipality of Vlist.
Coordinates: 51°58′N 4°46′E / 51.967°N 4.767°E / 51.967; 4.767Coordinates: 51°58′N 4°46′E / 51.967°N 4.767°E / 51.967; 4.767
Country Netherlands
Province South Holland
Municipality Krimpenerwaard
Population
  Total 5,000
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)

Stolwijk is a town in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Krimpenerwaard, and lies about 6 km southeast of Gouda.

In 2005, the town of Stolwijk had 4980 (2487 men en 2493 women) inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 0.80 km², and contained 1367 residences.[1] The statistical area "Stolwijk", which also can include the peripheral parts of the village, as well as the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 3660.[2]

Stolwijk was a separate municipality until 1985, when it became part of Vlist.[3]

Map of the former municipality in 1868.

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 1 January 2005.
  3. Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, "Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten", KNAW, 2006.
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