Slijk-Ewijk
Village in Gelderland, Netherlands
51°53′N 5°47′E / 51.883°N 5.783°E / 51.883; 5.783[1]
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(2021)[1]
6677[1]
Slijk-Ewijk is a village in the municipality of Overbetuwe in the province of Gelderland, the Netherlands.
It was first mentioned in 1573 as SlijckEwick. The etymology is unknown.[3] The village developed into a linear settlement on artificial mounds. The tower of the Dutch Reformed Church probably dates from the 14th century. The church is mainly a 1912 construction. Huis Loenen is an estate which was constructed around 1825 on the location of a medieval castle.[4] In 1840, it was home to 371 people.[5]
Gallery
- Loenen Estate
- Street view: the Valburgsestraat
References
- ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
- ^ "Postcodetool for 6677MA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
- ^ "Slijk-Ewijk - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 24 March 2022.
- ^ Ronald Stenvert & Sabine Broekhoven (2000). "Slijk-Ewijk" (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 9406 3. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
- ^ "Slijk-Ewijk". plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 24 March 2022.
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