Nijkerk

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

Railway station: Nijkerk

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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 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 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 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 E30 (A1) and 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.

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.[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 }}

After the 2022 municipal elections the seats divided as follows:{{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}}

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

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| 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

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|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

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|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

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|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

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• 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 (1956 – 2021), politician
• Levi van Veluw (born 1985 in Hoevelaken), contemporary artist using photographs, videos and sculptures

• 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

Nijkerk is twinned with

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

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• [http://www.nijkerk.eu Official website]

{{Geographic location

| Centre = Nijkerk

| North = Zeewolde (FL)
Nijkerkernauw

| East = Putten

| South = Barneveld

| Southwest = Amersfoort (UT)

| West = Bunschoten (UT)

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