Breedeweg Explained

Breedeweg
Settlement Type:Village
Native Name Lang:nl
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Netherlands
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Gelderland
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Berg en Dal
Pushpin Map:Netherlands Gelderland#Netherlands
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in the province of Gelderland
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:37
Area Total Km2:5.45
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:2,570
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:6562
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Area Code:024
Coordinates:51.7578°N 5.9402°W

Breedeweg is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is located in the municipality of Berg en Dal, about 1 km south of Groesbeek.[3]

It was first mentioned in 1899 as Breedeweg, and means "wide road".[4] The St. Antonius Church was built in 1934, and destroyed in 1944 during Operation Market Garden. In 1949, the church was rebuilt, and a monument has been erected for the dead allied soldiers and the two civilians who were killed by a grenade while cleaning up the debris.

Breedeweg and Groesbeek have been expanding, and are now close to one-another. In the late 2010s, the municipality changed the place name sign to "Groesbeek Breedeweg". Nevertheless, it is still a separate village and not annexed.[5]

References

  1. Web site: Postcodetool for 6562AA . nl . Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland . Het Waterschapshuis . 20 March 2022 .
  2. Web site: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 . Central Bureau of Statistics . 20 March 2022.
  3. ANWB Topografische Atlas Nederland, Topografische Dienst and ANWB, 2005.
  4. Web site: Breedeweg - (geografische naam) . Etymologiebank . 20 March 2022 . nl.
  5. Web site: Breedeweg . Plaatsengids . 20 March 2022 . nl.