Reeuwijk-Dorp Explained

Reeuwijk-Dorp
Settlement Type:Village
Native Name Lang:nl
Image Map1:Map NL - Reeuwijk - Reeuwijk-Dorp.png
Map Caption1:The town centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Reeuwijk-Dorp in the municipality of Reeuwijk.-->
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 Km2:11.45
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:1,995
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:52.055°N 4.6908°W

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]

Notes and References

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