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| Country | Netherlands |
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| Province | Gelderland |
| Area (2006) | |
| - Total | 72.05 km² (27.8 sq mi) |
| - Land | 69.51 km² (26.8 sq mi) |
| - Water | 2.53 km² (1 sq mi) |
| Population (1 January 2007) | |
| - Total | 38,879 |
| - Density | 559/km² (1,447.8/sq mi) |
| Source: CBS, Statline. | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
Nijkerk is a municipality and a city in the middle of the Netherlands, in the province of Gelderland.
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Population centres
Achterhoek, Appel, De Veenhuis, Doornsteeg, Driedorp, Hoevelaken, Holk, Holkerveen, Kruishaar, Nekkeveld, Nijkerkerveen, Prinsenkamp, Slichtenhorst, 't Woud and Wullenhove.
The city of Nijkerk
Nijkerk received city rights in 1413.
Famous people from Nijkerk
- Bernardus Johannes Alfrink (1900-1987), Cardinal
- Arent Van Curler (1620-1667), founder of Schenectady, New York
- Christiaan Eijkman (1858-1930), Nobelprize winner
- Henri Nouwen (1932-1996), priest and writer
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