Oude Wetering Explained

Oude Wetering
Settlement Type:Village
Native Name Lang:nl
Pushpin Map:Netherlands South Holland#Netherlands
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in the province of South Holland in the Netherlands##Location in the Netherlands
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Netherlands
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:South Holland
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Kaag en Braassem
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:-0.2
Area Total Km2:1.00
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:2,915
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:2377
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Area Code:071
Coordinates:52.2161°N 4.6428°W

Oude Wetering is a village in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is located in the municipality of Kaag en Braassem, east of the town of Roelofarendsveen.

A bridge connects the village to the village of Weteringbrug in the Haarlemmermeer.

History

The village was first mentioned between 1280 and 1287 as "Oude watheringhe", and means "old waterway". Oude (old) has been added to distinguish from Nieuwe Wetering.[3] Oude Wetering is a dike village which developed along the eponymous canal which was dug in the 13th century. The village started as a peat excavation settlement.[4]

The Dutch Reformed church is a T-shaped church with ridge turret from the 17th century. In 1843, the neoclassic front was added to church.[4] The Catholic St Jacobus Church was built in 1966 as a replacement of the 1893 church. It burnt down in 1969, and was rebuilt in the same style. It used to have a detached belfry, but the bells were sold to a church in Brielle.

Oude Wetering was home to 622 people in 1840.[5] In 1912, a railway station opened on the Hoofddorp to Leiden Heerensingel railway line. The line closed in 1936, and the building was demolished in 1938.[6] After World War II, Oude Wetering started to form a single urban area with Roelofarendsveen.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Postcodetool for 2377AA . nl . Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland . Het Waterschapshuis . 4 May 2022 .
  2. Web site: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 . Central Bureau of Statistics . 4 May 2022.
  3. Web site: Oude Wetering - (geografische naam) . Etymologiebank . 4 May 2022 . nl.
  4. News: Oude Weteringen . Ronald Stenvert & Sabine Broekhoven . Waanders . Zwolle . 2004 . 90 400 9034 3 . nl . 4 May 2022.
  5. Web site: Oude-Wetering . Plaatsengids . 4 May 2022 . nl.
  6. Web site: station Oude Wetering . Stationweb . 4 May 2022 . nl.