Cuijk (municipality)

Cuijk
Former municipality
Monumental church in Cuijk
Monumental church in Cuijk
Flag of Cuijk
Flag
Coat of arms of Cuijk
Coat of arms
Highlighted position of Cuijk in a municipal map of North Brabant
Location of the former municipality of Cuijk in North Brabant
Coordinates: 51°44′N 5°53′E / 51.733°N 5.883°E / 51.733; 5.883
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceNorth Brabant
MunicipalityLand van Cuijk
Area
[1]
 • Total
57.07 km2 (22.03 sq mi)
 • Land51.16 km2 (19.75 sq mi)
 • Water5.91 km2 (2.28 sq mi)
Elevation
[2]
12 m (39 ft)
Population
 (January 2021)[3]
 • Total
25,404
 • Density497/km2 (1,290/sq mi)
DemonymCuijkenaar
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode
5430–5437, 5439
Area code0485
Websitewww.cuijk.nl

Cuijk (Dutch pronunciation: [kœyk] ⓘ) is a former municipality in upper southeastern Netherlands. Cuijk, Boxmeer, Grave, Mill en Sint Hubert, and Sint Anthonis merged into the new municipality of Land van Cuijk on 1 January 2022.

The former municipality of Cuijk was established by combining the municipalities of Cuijk en Sint Agatha, Beers and Haps in 1994.

Population centres

The main population center Cuijk is of pre-historic origin. Its existence is recorded on the Roman roadmap Tabula Peutingeriana under the name of Ceuclum. It is a big commuter town with good public transport services to nearby Nijmegen. The nearest hospital is at Boxmeer and the nearest international airport is situated in the German town of Weeze. Cuijk railway station is on the Nijmegen to Venlo railway.

Population centers and inhabitants in 2020:[4]

Topography

Map of the former municipality of Cuijk, 2015

Station, Cuijk

Transportation

Twin towns

Cuijk was twinned with

Notable people

  • Cuijk, church: Sint-Martinuskerk
    Cuijk, church: Sint-Martinuskerk
  • Sint-Martinuskerk viewed from the Maas river
    Sint-Martinuskerk viewed from the Maas river
  • Cuijk, windmill: windmolen Jan van Cuijk
    Cuijk, windmill: windmolen Jan van Cuijk
  • Former town hall, between Katwijk and Linden
    Former town hall, between Katwijk and Linden
  • Vianen, church
    Vianen, church
  • Kraaijenbergse Plassen, double-beam drawbridge
    Kraaijenbergse Plassen, double-beam drawbridge

References

  1. ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Postcodetool for 5431BV". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 8 May 2014.
  3. ^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  4. ^ "CBS in uw buurt" (in Dutch). CBS. Retrieved 23 September 2021.


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