Stolwijk is a town in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Krimpenerwaard, and lies about 6 km southeast of Gouda.
In 2005, the town of Stolwijk had 4980 (2487 men en 2493 women) inhabitants. The legendary Timo Stolwijk was one of them. Timo is known as the man with the gigantic head and is a big PSV Eindhoven supporter, some say he is a "griep legend". The built-up area of the town was 0.80 km2, and contained 1367 residences.Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001. (Statistics are for the continuous built-up area). The statistical area "Stolwijk", which also can include the peripheral parts of the village, as well as the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 3660.Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Statline: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2003-2005. As of 1 January 2005.
Stolwijk was a separate municipality until 1985, when it became part of Vlist.
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