Slijk-Ewijk
Village in Gelderland, Netherlands
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Slijk-Ewijk is a village in the municipality of Overbetuwe in the province of Gelderland, the Netherlands.
Slijk-Ewijk | |
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Church of Slijk-Ewijk | |
  Slijk-Ewijk Location in the Netherlands  Slijk-Ewijk Slijk-Ewijk (Netherlands) | |
| Coordinates: 51°53′N 5°47′E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Gelderland |
| Municipality | Overbetuwe |
| Area | |
• Total | 8.19 km2 (3.16 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 10 m (33 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 490 |
| • Density | 60/km2 (150/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 6677[1] |
| Dialing code | 0481 |
It was first mentioned in 1573 as SlijckEwick. The etymology is unknown.[3] The village developed into a linear settlement on artificial mounds. The tower of the Dutch Reformed Church probably dates from the 14th century. The church is mainly a 1912 construction. Huis Loenen is an estate which was constructed around 1825 on the location of a medieval castle.[4] In 1840, it was home to 371 people.[5]
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Loenen Estate
Street view: the Valburgsestraat
