Zuilichem
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Restored Reformed Church in Zuilichem | |
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Zuilichem Location in the Netherlands Zuilichem Zuilichem (Netherlands) | |
| Coordinates: 51°48′29″N 5°08′09″E / 51.8080°N 5.1358°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Gelderland |
| Municipality | Zaltbommel |
| Area | |
• Total | 4.47 km2 (1.73 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3 m (9.8 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,685 |
| • Density | 377/km2 (976/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 5305 |
| Dialing code | 0418 |
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.
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.