Driebruggen

Driebruggen
Village

The village centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Driebruggen in the municipality of Reeuwijk.
Coordinates: 52°2′36″N 4°47′55″E / 52.04333°N 4.79861°E / 52.04333; 4.79861Coordinates: 52°2′36″N 4°47′55″E / 52.04333°N 4.79861°E / 52.04333; 4.79861
Country Netherlands
Province South Holland
Municipality Bodegraven-Reeuwijk
Population (2008)
  Total 1,756
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)

Driebruggen is a village in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is a part of the former municipality of Reeuwijk, and lies about 6 km east of Gouda.

In 2001, the village of Driebruggen had 1313 inhabitants. The built-up area of the village was 0.23 km², and contained 455 residences.[1] The statistical area "Driebruggen", which also includes the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 1410.[2]

Driebruggen was a separate municipality between 1964 and 1989. The name from this village means 3 bridges. It was created in a merger of Hekendorp, Lange Ruige Weide, Papekop, and Waarder.[3]

References

  1. Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001. (Statistics are for the continuous built-up area).
  2. Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Statline: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2003-2005. As of 1 January 2005.
  3. Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, "Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten", KNAW, 2006.
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