Stolwijk
Town in South Holland, Netherlands
![Coat of arms of Stolwijk](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Stolwijk_wapen.svg/90px-Stolwijk_wapen.svg.png)
Coat of arms
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![The town centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Stolwijk in the former municipality of Vlist.](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Map_NL_-_Vlist_-_Stolwijk.png/250px-Map_NL_-_Vlist_-_Stolwijk.png)
The town centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Stolwijk in the former municipality of Vlist.
Stolwijk is a town in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Krimpenerwaard, and lies about 6 km southeast of Gouda.
In 2005, the town of Stolwijk had 4980 (2487 men en 2493 women) inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 0.80 km2, and contained 1367 residences.[1] The statistical area "Stolwijk", which also can include the peripheral parts of the village, as well as the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 3660.[2]
Stolwijk was a separate municipality until 1985, when it became part of Vlist.[3]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Stolwijk_1868.png/250px-Stolwijk_1868.png)
References
- ^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001. (Statistics are for the continuous built-up area).
- ^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Statline: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2003-2005. As of 1 January 2005.
- ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.
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