Editing Nijkerk

{{Infobox settlement
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| name                    = Nijkerk
| settlement_type         = [[List of municipalities of the Netherlands|Municipality]]
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| image_caption           = Aerial view of Nijkerk
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| map_alt                 = Highlighted position of Nijkerk in a municipal map of Gelderland
| map_caption             = Location in Gelderland
| coordinates             = {{coord|52|14|N|5|29|E|region:NL|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_footnotes   = 
| subdivision_type        = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name        = [[Netherlands]]
| subdivision_type1       = [[Provinces of the Netherlands|Province]]
| subdivision_name1       = [[Gelderland]]
| government_footnotes    = <ref name="mayor_now">{{cite web
 |url = http://www.nijkerk.eu/bestuur-en-organisatie/kennismaking-en-portefeuilleverdeling_3989/item/burgemeester-gerard-renkema_14671.html
 |title = Burgemeester Gerard Renkema
 |trans-title = Mayor Gerard Renkema
 |language = nl
 |publisher = Gemeente Nijkerk
 |access-date = 11 July 2014
 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140714225726/http://www.nijkerk.eu/bestuur-en-organisatie/kennismaking-en-portefeuilleverdeling_3989/item/burgemeester-gerard-renkema_14671.html
 |archive-date = 14 July 2014
 |url-status = dead
 }}</ref>
| governing_body          = [[Municipal council (Netherlands)|Municipal council]]
| leader_party            = [[Christian Democratic Appeal|CDA]]
| leader_title            = [[Burgemeester|Mayor]]
| leader_name             = [[Gerard Renkema]]
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| area_land_km2           = {{Dutch municipality land area|Nijkerk}}
| area_water_km2          = {{Dutch municipality water area|Nijkerk}}
| elevation_footnotes     = <ref name="AHN">{{cite web 
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 |work = Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland
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| population_demonym      = Nijkerker
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| timezone_DST            = [[Central European Summer Time|CEST]]
| utc_offset_DST          = +2
| postal_code_type        = [[Postal codes in the Netherlands|Postcode]]
| postal_code             = 3860–3871
| area_code_type          = [[Telephone numbers in the Netherlands|Area code]]
| area_code               = 033
| website                 = {{URL|1=http://www.nijkerk.eu}}
| footnotes               = 
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'''Nijkerk''' ({{IPA|nl|ˈnɛikɛr(ə)k|-|Nl-Nijkerk.ogg}}; [[Dutch Low Saxon]]: ''Niekark'') is a [[Municipalities of the Netherlands|municipality]] and a city located in the middle of the [[Netherlands]], in the province of [[Gelderland]].

== Population centres ==
{{columns-list|colwidth=15em|
* [[Achterhoek (Nijkerk)|Achterhoek]]
* [[Appel (Nijkerk)|Appel]]
* [[De Veenhuis]]
* [[Doornsteeg]]
* [[Driedorp]] 
* [[Hoevelaken]]
* [[Holk]]
* [[Holkerveen]]
* [[Kruishaar]]
* [[Nekkeveld]]
* [[Nijkerkerveen]]
* [[Prinsenkamp]]
* [[Slichtenhorst]]
* [['t Woud]]
* Wullenhove
}}

Some people state that ''Groot Corlaer'' is a population centre on its own, but it is officially part of Nijkerk.

==Transportation==
Railway station: [[Nijkerk railway station|Nijkerk]]

== The city of Nijkerk ==
[[File:Gem-Nijkerk-OpenTopo.jpg|thumb|Map of Nijkerk, June 2015]]
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 [[Prince-Bishopric of Utrecht|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 the Netherlands|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 (Dutch merchant)|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 [[European route E30|E30]] (A1) and [[European route E232|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.

== Politics ==
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.<ref>[http://www.nijkerk.eu/document.php?m=3&fileid=6519&f=a32450a43754f02e311ac1bb6c145835&attachment=1&c=2637] {{Dead link|date=April 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

After the [[2022 Dutch municipal elections|2022 municipal elections]] the seats divided as follows:<ref>{{Cite web |date=16 March 2022 |title=Nijkerk municipal election 2022 |url=https://www.verkiezingsuitslagen.nl/verkiezingen/detail/GR20220316/731368|access-date=30 April 2024|website=verkiezingsuitslagen.nl|language=nl}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
! Party
! Number of seats
|-
| [[Christian Democratic Appeal|CDA]] || 7
|-
| [[Christian Union (Netherlands)|Christian Union]] and [[Reformed Political Party|SGP]] || 6
|-
| Progressief 21 || 5
|-
| Lokale Partij || 5
|-
| [[People's Party for Freedom and Democracy|VVD]] || 4
|}

Progressief 21 is a local party combining the local branches of [[Democrats 66]], [[GroenLinks]] and the [[Labour Party (Netherlands)|Labour Party]]. The Lokale Partij has no national connection.

== Geography ==

=== Climate ===
{{Weather box
|location = Nijkerk
|metric first = Yes
|single line = Yes
| Jan record high C = 14.9
| Feb record high C = 18.9
| Mar record high C = 25.4
| Apr record high C = 29.2
| May record high C = 31.5
| Jun record high C = 33.9
| Jul record high C = 37.5
| Aug record high C = 36.1
| Sep record high C = 29.6
| Oct record high C = 26.9
| Nov record high C = 19.0
| Dec record high C = 15.3
|year record high C = 
|Jan high C = 5.5
|Feb high C = 6.0
|Mar high C = 9.5
|Apr high C = 13.5
|May high C = 18.0
|Jun high C = 20.0
|Jul high C = 22.5
|Aug high C = 22.5
|Sep high C = 19.0
|Oct high C = 14.5
|Nov high C = 9.5
|Dec high C = 6.0
|Jan low C = 0.0
|Feb low C = 0.0
|Mar low C = 2.0
|Apr low C = 4.0
|May low C = 8.0
|Jun low C = 10.5
|Jul low C = 13.0
|Aug low C = 12.5
|Sep low C = 10.0
|Oct low C = 7.0
|Nov low C = 3.5
|Dec low C = 1.0
| Jan record low C = -20.3
| Feb record low C = -21.9
| Mar record low C = -16.9
| Apr record low C = -8.4
| May record low C = -2.9
| Jun record low C = -0.4
| Jul record low C = 2.5
| Aug record low C = 2.9
| Sep record low C = -2.2
| Oct record low C = -7.4
| Nov record low C = -11.2
| Dec record low C = -15.5
|year record low C = 
|Jan precipitation mm = 75
|Feb precipitation mm = 55
|Mar precipitation mm = 75
|Apr precipitation mm = 45
|May precipitation mm = 65
|Jun precipitation mm = 70
|Jul precipitation mm = 80
|Aug precipitation mm = 80
|Sep precipitation mm = 75
|Oct precipitation mm = 80
|Nov precipitation mm = 85
|Dec precipitation mm = 85
|year precipitation mm = 
|Jan sun = 60
|Feb sun = 85
|Mar sun = 125
|Apr sun = 175
|May sun = 210
|Jun sun = 195
|Jul sun = 205
|Aug sun = 190
|Sep sun = 140
|Oct sun = 110
|Nov sun = 60
|Dec sun = 50
|year sun = |source 1 = <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.klimaatatlas.nl/ |title=Klimaatatlas|publisher=knmi.nl |access-date=2015-03-08}}</ref>
|source 2 = <ref>{{cite web|url=http://weergegevens.nl/extremes_mon.aspx?station=265&extreem=X_TN&order=2&maand=12&country=3|title=Extremen KNMI-station Soesterberg (until 2008 - after 2008, extremes have been recorded at nearby De Bilt weather station)|publisher=weergegevens.nl|access-date=2015-03-09}}</ref>
|date=March 2015
}}

== Notable residents ==
[[File:Eijkman.jpg|175px|thumb|Christiaan Eijkman, 1929]]
* [[Kiliaen van Rensselaer (merchant)|Kiliaen van Rensselaer]] (1586 in Hasselt – ca.1642), merchant and Hudson Valley [[patroon]]
* [[Wouter van Twiller]] (1606 in Nijkerk – 1654) the [[Director of New Netherland]] 1632 to 1638.
* [[Arent van Curler]] (1619 in Nijkerk – 1667), founder of [[Schenectady, New York]]
* [[Johann Frederik Eijkman]] (1851 in Nijkerk – 1915), chemist
* [[James Kwast]] (1852 in Nijkerk – 1927), pianist and teacher
* [[Christiaan Eijkman]] (1858 in Nijkerk – 1930), physician and professor of physiology, received the [[Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine]] in 1929 for the discovery of [[vitamins]]
* [[Jakob van Domselaer]] (1890 in Nijkerk – 1960), composer, part of ''[[De Stijl]]'' with [[Piet Mondrian]]
* [[Bernardus Johannes Alfrink]] (1900 in Nijkerk – 1987), Cardinal, [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Utrecht]]
* [[Henri Nouwen]] (1932 in Nijkerk – 1996), Catholic priest, professor, writer and theologian
* [[Kees de Kort]] (1934 in Nijkerk – 2022) an artist, illustrates Bible scenes for children's books. 
* [[Norbert Klein (politician)|Norbert Klein]] (1956 – 2021), politician
* [[Levi van Veluw]] (born 1985 in Hoevelaken), contemporary artist using photographs, videos and sculptures

=== Sport ===
* [[Brigitte van der Lans]] (born 1968 in Hoevelaken), former backstroke swimmer, competed at the [[1984 Summer Olympics]]
* [[Bram van Polen]] (born 1985 in Nijkerk), footballer, 385 caps with [[PEC Zwolle]]
* [[Scott Deroue]] (born 1995 in Nijkerkerveen), motorcycle racer
* [[Donny van de Beek]] (born 1997 in Nijkerkerveen), professional footballer

== Twin town ==
Nijkerk is twinned with 
{| class="wikitable"
|- valign="top"
|
* {{flagicon|USA}}{{flagicon|New York}} [[Schenectady, New York]], United States
|}

== Gallery ==
<gallery mode="packed">
File:Nijkerk-grote-kerk-2012-vlagnijkerk.jpg|The {{ill|Grote Kerk (Nijkerk)|nl}}
File:Arkervaart (kanaal).jpg|Arkervaart (canal)
File:Driedorp NH-kerk 74.JPG|Driedorp NH-kerk
File:Nijkerk Handelende boeren met koeien 93.jpg|Nijkerk Trading farmers with cows
File:Nijkerk museum Oud Nijkerk 73.jpg|Nijkerk museum Oud Nijkerk
File:Grêft yn Nijkerk 3.JPG|Canal in Nijkerk
File:Nijkerk-westkadijk-05270003.jpg|Nijkerk-westkadijk
File:Hoevelaken Park Weldam 7.jpg|Hoevelaken Park Weldam
File:Slûs Nijkerkernau 4.JPG|Sluice Nijkerkernau
</gallery>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
*{{Commonscatinline}}
*[http://www.nijkerk.eu Official website]

{{Geographic location
 | Centre    = Nijkerk
 | North     = [[Zeewolde]] ([[Flevoland|FL]])<br>''Nijkerkernauw''
 | East      = [[Putten]]
 | South     = [[Barneveld (municipality)|Barneveld]]
 | Southwest = [[Amersfoort]] ([[Utrecht (province)|UT]])
 | West      = [[Bunschoten]] ([[Utrecht (province)|UT]])
}}
{{Dutch municipality Nijkerk}}
{{Gelderland Province}}
{{Authority control}}

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[[Category:Municipalities of Gelderland]]
[[Category:Populated places in Gelderland]]
[[Category:Cities in the Netherlands]]