Weteringbrug Explained

Weteringbrug
Settlement Type:Village
Native Name Lang:nl
Image Map1:Map NL - Haarlemmermeer - Weteringbrug.png
Map Caption1:The town centre (darkgreen) and the statistical district (lightgreen) of Weteringbrug in the municipality of Haarlemmermeer.-->
Pushpin Map:Netherlands#Netherlands North Holland
Pushpin Label Position:top
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in the Netherlands##Location in the province of North Holland in the Netherlands
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Netherlands
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:North Holland
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Haarlemmermeer
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:-3.2
Area Total Km2:2.59
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:375
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:2156
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Area Code:071
Coordinates:52.2167°N 43°W

Weteringbrug is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Haarlemmermeer, and lies about 9 km north of Alphen aan den Rijn.

The village was first mentioned in 1936 as Weteringbuurt. The current name means "bridge of the Oude Wetering (river)".[3]

References

  1. Web site: Postcodetool for 2156LA . nl . Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland . Het Waterschapshuis . 30 April 2022 .
  2. Web site: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 . Central Bureau of Statistics . 30 April 2022.
  3. Web site: Weteringbrug . Etymologiebank . 30 April 2022 . nl.