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Re:The Dutch Village Where Everyone Has Dementia by huuu on Monday November 17, 2014 @04:35AM (#8617480)
'Weyk' is old Dutch for 'wijk' (area/district) which is smaller than a borough.

In the town Sliedrecht there is also an area called 'Merwebolder' which is a small 'wijk' for mentally disabled people housing around 400 people.

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Re:The Dutch Village Where Everyone Has Dementia by skrebbel on Monday November 17, 2014 @06:15AM (#8617705)
It's just a name, you're reading too much into it. Katwijk also ends with "wijk" and is home to 60k people.
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Re:The Dutch Village Where Everyone Has Dementia by barrystaes on Monday November 17, 2014 @06:43AM (#8617764)
No "wijk" is the dutch word for a neighborhood of a few streets. Or a small block if you prefer. It just so happens a few towns used that suffix, a nimble expression.
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