Ewijk

Ewijk is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of Beuningen, and lies about 9 km west of Nijmegen. The river Waal runs in the north.

Ewijk
Village
Flag
Coat of arms
The village centre (red) and the statistical district (light green) of Ewijk in the municipality of Beuningen.
Coordinates: 51°53′N 5°42′E
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceGelderland
MunicipalityBeuningen
Population
 (31 December 2008)
  Total3,437
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
6644
Dialing code0487
Ewijk, church tower

Ewijk was a separate municipality until 1980, when it was merged with Beuningen.[1]

In 2012, the village of Ewijk had 3554 inhabitants. The built-up area of the village was 0.63 km², and contained 1072 residences.[2] The statistical area "Ewijk", which also can include the peripheral parts of the village, as well as the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 3620.[3]

Monuments

There are 21 Rijksmonuments in Ewijk. Here are a few (in chronological order):

  • Old Tower, 12th century
  • Doddendael Castle, 14th century
  • De Clef Inn, 17th century
  • Gable Roof Farm, 1799
  • Doddendael Castle Park, ca. 1825
  • John the Baptist church, 1916-1917

References

  1. Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.
  2. Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001 Archived March 19, 2006, at the Wayback Machine. (Statistics are for the continuous built-up area).
  3. Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Statline: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2003-2005 Archived 2006-07-24 at WebCite. As of January 1, 2005.


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