Reeuwijk-Dorp
Village in South Holland, Netherlands
52°03′18″N 4°41′27″E / 52.05500°N 4.69083°E / 52.05500; 4.69083 (2021)[1]
2811[1]
Reeuwijk-Dorp is a village in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is part of what used to be the municipality of Reeuwijk. It lies about 5 km north of Gouda. "Dorp" is Dutch for village, the name distinguishes from Reeuwijk-Brug which is situated 3 km to the east.
Reeuwijk-Drop is a stretched out peat excavation village from the Middle Ages. The Catholic St Paul and Peter Church is a Gothic Revival church built between 1889 and 1890. It is characterised by its short nave.[3]
Reeuwijk-Dorp was originally the main village, however the Reeuwijk-Brug was more strategically located and became the seat of the municipality from the mid-19th century onwards. In 2011, the municipality was merged into Bodegraven-Reeuwijk.[4]
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References
- ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
- ^ "Postcodetool for 2811AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. 24 July 2019. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
- ^ Ronald Stenvert & Sabine Broekhoven (2004). "Reeuwijk-Dorp" (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90-400-9034-3. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
- ^ "Reeuwijk-Dorp". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 May 2022.
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Populated places in the municipality of Bodegraven-Reeuwijk
- Driebruggen
- Meije
- Nieuwerbrug
- Reeuwijk-Brug
- Reeuwijk-Dorp
- Sluipwijk
- Waarder
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