Spijk is a village in the

Dutch Dutch commonly refers to: * Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands * Dutch people () * Dutch language () Dutch may also refer to: Places * Dutch, West Virginia, a community in the United States * Pennsylvania Dutch Country People E ...

province of

Gelderland Gelderland (), also known as Guelders () in English, is a province of the Netherlands, occupying the centre-east of the country. With a total area of of which is water, it is the largest province of the Netherlands by land area, and second by ...

. It is a part of the municipality of

West Betuwe West Betuwe is a municipality in the Dutch province of Gelderland. West Betuwe had 51.948 inhabitants on 1 January 2022. The municipality was formed on January 1, 2019, by the merger of the municipalities Geldermalsen, Neerijnen, Lingewaal. Top ...

, about 3 km northeast of

Gorinchem Gorinchem ( or ), also spelled Gorkum, is a city and municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The municipality covers an area of of which is water. It had a population of in . The municipality of Gorinchem al ...

. Spijk was a separate municipality between 1817–1855, when it became part of

Heukelum Heukelum is a city in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of West Betuwe, and lies about 8 km northeast of Gorinchem. It received city rights in 1391. History It was first mentioned in 996 as Ukele, and mea ...

. At that time, it was still part of the province of

South Holland South Holland ( nl, Zuid-Holland ) is a province of the Netherlands with a population of over 3.7 million as of October 2021 and a population density of about , making it the country's most populous province and one of the world's most densely ...

History

It was first mentioned in 1135 as Wichero de Spic, and means foreland. The village developed as a stretched out dike village along the

Linge The Linge is a river in the Betuwe that is 99.8 km long, which makes it one of the longest rivers that flow entirely within the Netherlands. It starts near the village Doornenburg near the German border. A legend tells us that if there w ...

. The tower of the Dutch Reformed Church was built around 1250 and enlarged around 1500. The church dates from around 1500. It was restored between 1965 and 1969. Spijk was home to 392 people in 1840.

Gallery

File:Spijk - Zuiderlingedijk Heukelum 51 Boerderij.jpg, Farm in Spijk File:Broekse sluis Gemaal.jpg, Pumping station File:Overzicht van een straat met arbeiderswoningen. Een man is bezig op een ladder. Waarschijnlijk is deze opname gemaakt in Spijk (Gld.). - Spijk - 20535752 - RCE.jpg, Worker's houses File:Spijk Zuiderlingedijk 157 Het Posthuis.jpg, House on the dike

References

Populated places in Gelderland Former municipalities of South Holland West Betuwe {{Gelderland-geo-stub