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by huuu 4228 days ago
'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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It's just a name, you're reading too much into it. Katwijk also ends with "wijk" and is home to 60k people.
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.