Babyloniënbroek Explained

Babyloniënbroek
Settlement Type:Village
Native Name Lang:nl
Pushpin Map:Netherlands North Brabant#Netherlands
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in the province of North Brabant in the Netherlands
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Netherlands
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:North Brabant
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Altena
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:-0.1
Area Total Km2:8.70
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:425
Population As Of:2021
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:4269
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Area Code:0416
Coordinates:51.7431°N 5.0217°W

Babyloniënbroek is a village in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is in the municipality of Altena, about 7 km northwest of the city of Waalwijk.

Babyloniënbroek consists of a single street, and has about 400 inhabitants. The name Babylon has the suffix Broek added. 'Broek' is a word linked to the root of the English word, 'Brook' for stream or the springs of a stream, and the meaning in Dutch is very similar, meaning swamp or swampy. The village was first mentioned in 1131 as Babilonia.[3] Babyloniënbroek is a linear settlement which started as a cultivation project by the monastery of Sint-Truiden around 1130 alongside a canal which no longer exists.[4] [3]

The Dutch Reformed church building probably dates from the 14th century. In 1664, the nave was enlarged using material of the older church. It was restored until 1975.[4] The church used to function as a place of refuge in case of floods. The last time it was used was in 1809.

Babyloniënbroek was home to 250 people in 1840.[5]

Notable citizens

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Postcodetool for 4269TK . nl . Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland . Het Waterschapshuis . 14 April 2022 .
  2. Web site: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 . Central Bureau of Statistics . 14 April 2022.
  3. Web site: Babyloniënbroek - (geografische naam) . Etymologiebank . 14 April 2022 . nl.
  4. Book: Babyloniënbroek . Chris Kolman & Ronald Stenvert. 1997 . Waanders . Zwolle . 90 400 9945 6 . 14 April 2022 . nl.
  5. Web site: Babyloniënbroek . Plaatsengids . 14 April 2022 . nl.