Cuijk
| Cuijk | |||
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| Municipality | |||
Monumental church in Cuijk
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.svg) Location in North Brabant |
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| Coordinates: 51°44′N 5°53′E / 51.733°N 5.883°ECoordinates: 51°44′N 5°53′E / 51.733°N 5.883°E | |||
| Country | Netherlands | ||
| Province | North Brabant | ||
| Government | |||
| • Body | Municipal council | ||
| • Mayor | Wim Hillenaar (CDA) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 57.07 km2 (22.03 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 51.29 km2 (19.80 sq mi) | ||
| • Water | 5.78 km2 (2.23 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 12 m (39 ft) | ||
| Population (May 2014) | |||
| • Total | 24,699 | ||
| • Density | 482/km2 (1,250/sq mi) | ||
| Demonym(s) | Cuijkenaar | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postcode | 5430–5437, 5439 | ||
| Area code | 0485 | ||
| Website | www |
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Cuijk (Dutch pronunciation: [kœyk]) is a municipality and a town in upper southeastern Netherlands of pre-historic origin. Its existence is recorded on the Roman roadmap Tabula Peutingeriana under the name of Ceuclum. Cuijk is twinned with Maldon in Essex, UK. It is a big commuter town with very 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 has a railway station on the Nijmegen to Venlo railway.
Population centers include:
Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Cuijk, June 2015
Cuijk, church: Sint-Martinuskerk
Cuijk, windmill: windmolen Jan van Cuijk
Vianen, church
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