Nijkerk
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Aerial view of Nijkerk
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Location in Gelderland
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| Coordinates: 52°14′N 5°29′E / 52.233°N 5.483°E / 52.233; 5.483 | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Gelderland |
| Government | |
| • Body | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Gerard Renkema (CDA) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 72.04 km2 (27.81 sq mi) |
| • Land | 69.34 km2 (26.77 sq mi) |
| • Water | 2.70 km2 (1.04 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1 m (3 ft) |
| Population
(January 2021)[4]
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| • Total | 43,600 |
| • Density | 629/km2 (1,630/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Nijkerker |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postcode |
3860–3871
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| Area code | 033 |
| Website | www |
Nijkerk (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈnɛikɛr(ə)k] ⓘ; Dutch Low Saxon: Niekark) is a municipality and a city located in the middle of the Netherlands, in the province of Gelderland.
Some people state that Groot Corlaer is a population centre on its own, but it is officially part of Nijkerk.
Railway station: Nijkerk
The name Nijkerk stems from Nieuwe Kerk (Dutch for New Church). This new church was built after the old chapel had been destroyed by fire in 1221. Nijkerk was strategically located between the Duchy of Guelders (Dutch: Hertogdom Gelre) and the Bishopric of Utrecht. Because of this strategic location Nijkerk regularly was the scene of war, and in 1412 the village was completely destroyed. It was restored and Nijkerk received city rights in 1413. In 1421 the church that gave Nijkerk its name burnt down and was replaced; this happened several times, until a new church, the Grote-of-Sint-Catharinakerk; was built in the 18th century. It still stands today. The organ in this church was built in 1756 by Mathijs van Deventer.
In the 18th century Nijkerk was a flourishing merchant city. Several inhabitants traveled to the New World, including Arent van Curler and Kiliaen van Rensselaer and founded new cities.
Since World War II, Nijkerk has grown rapidly. It is situated on the (former) shore of the IJsselmeer, which allows for transportation of goods via ships, and in the proximity of two major motorways, the E30 (A1) and E232 (A28). This allowed local industries to grow, and also encouraged people who work in the nearby Randstad to move to the more rural and peaceful town of Nijkerk.
In 2000, the municipalities of Nijkerk and Hoevelaken merged to form the new municipality of Nijkerk. On August 24, 2011, the municipality announced that Nijkerk had passed the mark of 40,000 inhabitants. The city council was consequently expanded to 27 seats from the 2014 election.[5]
After the 2022 municipal elections the seats divided as follows:[6]
| Party | Number of seats |
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| CDA | 7 |
| Christian Union and SGP | 6 |
| Progressief 21 | 5 |
| Lokale Partij | 5 |
| VVD | 4 |
Progressief 21 is a local party combining the local branches of Democrats 66, GroenLinks and the Labour Party. The Lokale Partij has no national connection.
| Climate data for Nijkerk | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 14.9 (58.8) |
18.9 (66.0) |
25.4 (77.7) |
29.2 (84.6) |
31.5 (88.7) |
33.9 (93.0) |
37.5 (99.5) |
36.1 (97.0) |
29.6 (85.3) |
26.9 (80.4) |
19.0 (66.2) |
15.3 (59.5) |
37.5 (99.5) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 5.5 (41.9) |
6.0 (42.8) |
9.5 (49.1) |
13.5 (56.3) |
18.0 (64.4) |
20.0 (68.0) |
22.5 (72.5) |
22.5 (72.5) |
19.0 (66.2) |
14.5 (58.1) |
9.5 (49.1) |
6.0 (42.8) |
13.9 (57.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 0.0 (32.0) |
0.0 (32.0) |
2.0 (35.6) |
4.0 (39.2) |
8.0 (46.4) |
10.5 (50.9) |
13.0 (55.4) |
12.5 (54.5) |
10.0 (50.0) |
7.0 (44.6) |
3.5 (38.3) |
1.0 (33.8) |
6.0 (42.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −20.3 (−4.5) |
−21.9 (−7.4) |
−16.9 (1.6) |
−8.4 (16.9) |
−2.9 (26.8) |
−0.4 (31.3) |
2.5 (36.5) |
2.9 (37.2) |
−2.2 (28.0) |
−7.4 (18.7) |
−11.2 (11.8) |
−15.5 (4.1) |
−21.9 (−7.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 75 (3.0) |
55 (2.2) |
75 (3.0) |
45 (1.8) |
65 (2.6) |
70 (2.8) |
80 (3.1) |
80 (3.1) |
75 (3.0) |
80 (3.1) |
85 (3.3) |
85 (3.3) |
870 (34.3) |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 60 | 85 | 125 | 175 | 210 | 195 | 205 | 190 | 140 | 110 | 60 | 50 | 1,605 |
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| Source 2: [8] | |||||||||||||
Nijkerk is twinned with
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![The Grote Kerk (Nijkerk) [nl]](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Nijkerk-grote-kerk-2012-vlagnijkerk.jpg)
Media related to Nijkerk at Wikimedia Commons
Places adjacent to Nijkerk
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