Bruchem

Bruchem
Village
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Coordinates: 51°47′7″N 5°14′12″E
Country	Netherlands
Province	Gelderland
Municipality	Zaltbommel
Area [1]
• Total	16.23 km^2 (6.27 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	3 m (10 ft)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	2,090
• Density	130/km^2 (330/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	5314[1]
Dialing code	0418

Bruchem is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of Zaltbommel, and lies about 11 km north of 's-Hertogenbosch.

Bruchem was a separate municipality, which was renamed in 1818, to "Kerkwijk".[3]

It was first mentioned in the first quarter of the 13th century as Bruchem, and means "settlement on swampy land". There is an 868 reference to Brucheim, however it is not clear whether it is the same settlement.[4] The village developed into a stretched out esdorp. The nave of the Protestant church dates from around 1300, and the choir dates from the 14th century.[5] In 1840, Bruchem was home to 452 people.[6]

Villa Groenhoven

References

1. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 25 March 2022. Overlap with Delwijnen and Kerwijk
2. "Postcodetool for 5314AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
3. Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.
4. "Bruchem - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 25 March 2022.
5. Ronald Stenvert & Sabine Broekhoven (2000). "Bruchem" (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 9406 3. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
6. "Bruchem". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 25 March 2022.