Reeuwijk-Brug Explained

Reeuwijk-Brug
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:Bodegraven-Reeuwijk
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:-1.5
Area Total Km2:23.64
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:8,560
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:2811
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Area Code:0182
Coordinates:52.0467°N 4.7239°W

Reeuwijk-Brug is a village in the municipality of Bodegraven-Reeuwijk in the province of South Holland, the Netherlands.

Reeuwijk-Brug is a stretched out peat excavation village from the Middle Ages which was later developed from Reeuwijk-Dorp. The Dutch Reformed church is a neoclassic aisleless church from 1863 which was built as a replacement of the 16th century church. The former town hall with bell tower was built in 1918.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Postcodetool for 2811AA . nl . Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland . 24 July 2019 . Het Waterschapshuis . 2 May 2022 .
  2. Web site: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 . Central Bureau of Statistics . 2 May 2022.
  3. News: Reeuwijk-Brug . Ronald Stenvert & Sabine Broekhoven . Waanders . Zwolle . 2004 . 90-400-9034-3 . nl . 2 May 2022.