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Nieuwerkerken
Municipality

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Location of Nieuwerkerken
NieuwerkerkenLocation in Belgium Location of Nieuwerkerken in Limburg
Coordinates: 50°52′N 05°12′E / 50.867°N 5.200°E / 50.867; 5.200
Country	Belgium
Community	Flemish Community
Region	Flemish Region
Province	Limburg
Arrondissement	Hasselt
Government
• Mayor	Dries Deferm (CD&V)
• Governing party/ies	CD&V
Area
• Total	22.51 km (8.69 sq mi)
Population
• Total	6,960
• Density	310/km (800/sq mi)
Postal codes	3850
NIS code	71045
Area codes	011
Website	www.nieuwerkerken.be

Nieuwerkerken (Dutch: [ˈniu.ərˌkɛrkə(n)]; Limburgish: Noërekirke) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Limburg near Hasselt. On January 1, 2006, Nieuwerkerken had a total population of 6,606. The total area is 22.46 km which gives a population density of 294 inhabitants per km. It consists of 4 villages: Binderveld, Wijer, Kozen and Nieuwerkerken. The current mayor is Dries Deferm (CD&V - Christian Democrats).

The municipality consists of the following sub-municipalities: Binderveld, Kozen, Nieuwerkerken proper, and Wijer.

The village of Wijer was the location for the first series of the television show De Werf (VTM).

Attractions

Main monuments:

St Peter's Church (1910)
Castle (farm) of Nieuwerkerken (1648)
Castle Schelfstad Heath (18th century)
Heath Schelfstad Mining (18th century)

References

"Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
"Nieuwerkerken – Heemkunde Nieuwerkerken".

External links

Media related to Nieuwerkerken at Wikimedia Commons
Official website - Only available in Dutch

Places adjacent to Nieuwerkerken

Herk-de-Stad

Hasselt

Geetbets (VBR)

Nieuwerkerken

Alken

Zoutleeuw (VBR)

Sint-Truiden

v t e Municipalities in the province of Limburg, Flanders, Belgium
Hasselt	As Beringen Diepenbeek Genk Gingelom Halen Ham Hasselt Herk-de-Stad Heusden-Zolder Leopoldsburg Lummen Nieuwerkerken Sint-Truiden Tessenderlo Zonhoven Zutendaal
Maaseik	Bocholt Bree Dilsen-Stokkem Hamont-Achel Hechtel-Eksel Houthalen-Helchteren Kinrooi Lommel Maaseik Oudsbergen Peer Pelt
Tongeren	Alken Bilzen Borgloon Heers Herstappe Hoeselt Kortessem Lanaken Maasmechelen Riemst Tongeren Voeren Wellen
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