Stolwijk is a town in the Dutch

Netherlands

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 province of South Holland

South Holland

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. It is a part of the municipality of Vlist

Vlist

Vlist is a village and municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The municipality covers an area of 56.52 km² and had a population of 9,803 in 2004....

, and lies about 6 km southeast of Gouda

Gouda

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In 2005, the town of Stolwijk had 4980 (2487 men en 2493 women) inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 0.80 km², and contained 1367 residences.
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.

Stolwijk was a separate municipality until 1985, when it became part of Vlist.