Cuijk

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Cuijk
Municipality
Monumental church in Cuijk
Monumental church in Cuijk
Flag of Cuijk
Flag
Coat of arms of Cuijk
Coat of arms
Location in North Brabant
Location in North Brabant
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Country Netherlands
Province North Brabant
Government[1]
 • Body Municipal council
 • Mayor Wim Hillenaar (CDA)
Area[2]
 • 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[3] 12 m (39 ft)
Population (May 2014)[4]
 • 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.cuijk.nl

Cuijk (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈkœy̆k]) is a municipality and a town in the southern 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 centres

Population centers include:

Topography

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Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Cuijk, June 2015

Transportation

Gallery

References

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External links

  • Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons
  • Official website

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