Nijkerk
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| Nijkerk | |
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| Country | Netherlands |
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| Province | Gelderland |
| Area (2006) | |
| - Total | 72.05 km² (27.8 sq mi) |
| - Land | 69.51 km² (26.8 sq mi) |
| - Water | 2.53 km² (1 sq mi) |
| Population (1 January 2007) | |
| - Total | 38,879 |
| - Density | 559/km² (1,447.8/sq mi) |
| Source: CBS, Statline. | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
Nijkerk is a municipality and a city in the middle of the Netherlands, in the province of Gelderland.
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[edit] Population centres
Achterhoek, Appel, De Veenhuis, Doornsteeg, Driedorp, Hoevelaken, Holk, Holkerveen, Kruishaar, Nekkeveld, Nijkerkerveen, Prinsenkamp, Slichtenhorst, 't Woud and Wullenhove.
[edit] The city of Nijkerk
Nijkerk received city rights in 1413.
[edit] Famous people from Nijkerk
- Bernardus Johannes Alfrink (1900-1987), Cardinal
- Arent Van Curler (1620-1667), founder of Schenectady, New York
- Christiaan Eijkman (1858-1930), Nobelprize winner
- Henri Nouwen (1932-1996), priest and writer
[edit] External links
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