Zuilichem

Zuilichem is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of Zaltbommel, and lies about 11 km east of Gorinchem. Zuilichem was a separate municipality until 1955, when it was merged with Brakel.

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Place details

Locality: Zuilichem
Region: Gelderland
Country: Nederland
Population: 1,245
Timezone: Europe/Amsterdam

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Zuilichem
Settlement.settlement_type: Village
Settlement.native_name_lang: nl
Settlement.image_skyline: File:G-K Gereformeerde-Kerk Zuilichem.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Restored Reformed Church in Zuilichem
Settlement.image_shield: Zuilichem wapen.svg <!--
Settlement.image_map: LocatieZaltbommel.png
Settlement.map_caption1: The village centre (red) and the statistical district (light green) of Zuilichem in the municipality of Zaltbommel.
Settlement.image_map1: Map NL - Zaltbommel - Zuilichem.png -->
Settlement.pushpin_map: Netherlands Gelderland#Netherlands
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in the Netherlands
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Netherlands
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Gelderland
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Zaltbommel
Settlement.elevation_m: 3

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The seventeenth-century Dutch diplomat and polymath Constantijn Huygens purchased the manor and title of Zuilichem in 1630, which passed over to his first son Constantijn Huygens after his death.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Zuilichem” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.