Schalkwijk, Utrecht
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Schalkwijk (Dutch pronunciation:
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,
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
When the railway line between
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 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
- ^ a b Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Gemeente Op Maat 2004: Houten [1].
- ^ J. Kuyper, Gemeente Atlas van Nederland, 1865-1870, "Schalkwijk".
- ^ 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
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