Bodegraven-Reeuwijk () is a municipality in the western
Netherlands
, Terminology of the Low Countries, informally Holland, is a country in Northwestern Europe, with Caribbean Netherlands, overseas territories in the Caribbean. It is the largest of the four constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Nether ...
, in the province of
South Holland
South Holland ( ) is a province of the Netherlands with a population of over 3.8 million as of January 2023 and a population density of about , making it the country's most populous province and one of the world's most densely populated areas. ...
with a population of in . It was established by a merger of
Bodegraven and
Reeuwijk
Reeuwijk () is a former municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The former municipality covers an area of 50.11 km2 (of which 11.89 km2 is water). Since January 1, 2011 Reeuwijk merged with Bodegraven t ...
on 1 January 2011. The municipality covers of which is water.
Population centres
The new merger also includes the historic municipalities of
Waarder
Waarder is a village in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is a part of the former municipality of Reeuwijk, and lies about 5 km southwest of Woerden.
The village was first mentioned in 1108 as Werdere and means "(river) island". Waard ...
,
Middelburg,
Oukoop,
Sluipwijk,
Wiltenburg,
Vrijhoef en Kalverbroek, parts of
Zwammerdam,
Lange Ruige Weide,
Hekendorp,
Land van Stein,
Rietveld and
Barwoutswaarder, as well as the communities of
Driebruggen,
Hogebrug,
Langeweide,
Meije,
Nieuwerbrug,
Oud-Reeuwijk,
Platteweg,
Randenburg, Reeuwijk-Brug,
Reeuwijk-Dorp,
Tempel
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Synagogues
* Tempel Syna ...
, Oud-Bodegraven (Vrijenes),
Weijpoort and Reeuwijk-Westeinde.
Topography
''Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Bodegraven-Reeuwijk, June 2015.''
Paedophilia rumours
In 2020, false allegations were circulated online, that in the 1980s the town had been the site of the sexual abuse and murder of a number of children. In 2022, this led the town's authorities to take legal action to have the allegations removed from
Twitter
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.
The council lost the case.
Notable people
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Pieter Verhoek (1633 in Bodegraven – 1702) a
Dutch Golden Age
The Dutch Golden Age ( ) was a period in the history of the Netherlands which roughly lasted from 1588, when the Dutch Republic was established, to 1672, when the '' Rampjaar'' occurred. During this period, Dutch trade, scientific development ...
poet and painter.
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Dominicus van Tol (ca.1635 in Bodegraven – 1676) a
Dutch Golden Age
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painter
*
Gijsbert Verhoek (1644 in Bodegraven – 1690) a
Dutch Golden Age
The Dutch Golden Age ( ) was a period in the history of the Netherlands which roughly lasted from 1588, when the Dutch Republic was established, to 1672, when the '' Rampjaar'' occurred. During this period, Dutch trade, scientific development ...
painter.
*
Johan Zoutman
'' Schout-bij-nacht'' Johan Arnold Zoutman (10 May 1724 – 7 May 1793) was a Dutch States Navy officer, politician and surveyor who served in the Fourth Anglo-Dutch War. He is best known for commanding the Dutch fleet at the 1781 Battle of Do ...
(1724 in Reeuwijk – 1793) a Dutch naval figure and
Rear Admiral
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Rear admiral is usually immediately senior to commodore and immediately below vice admiral. It is ...
*
Jan Ceton (1875 in Bodegraven – 1943) a Dutch left-wing politician
*
Maarten de Niet Gerritzoon (1904 in Bodegraven – 1979) a Dutch politician
*
Jacob Korevaar (born 1923 in Lange Ruige Weide) a Dutch mathematician and academic
*
Arnold Merkies (born 1968 in Bodegraven) a Dutch politician
Sport
*
Jaap Beije (1927 in Bodegraven – 2013) a Dutch rower, competed at the
1952 Summer Olympics
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After Japan declared in ...
*
Ria van Velsen (born 1939 in Bodegraven) a retired Dutch artistic gymnast who participated in the
1960 Summer Olympics
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*
Marjorie van de Bunt (born 1968 in Reeuwijk) a Dutch Paralympian athlete competing in Biathlon and Cross-country skiing
Gallery
File:Bodegraven - rijksmonument 9746 - Buitenkerk 61 20120628.jpg, Bodegraven, Buitenkerk
File:KaaspakhuisNoordhoek.Bodegraven.jpg, Kaaspakhuis Noordhoek. Bodegraven (old cheese warehouse)
File:Netherlands, Bodegraven-Reeuwijk, Tempel.JPG, Netherlands, Bodegraven-Reeuwijk, Tempel
File:Oud Reeuwijkseweg 15 in Reeuwijk.jpg, Oud Reeuwijkseweg, Reeuwijk
References
External links
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Official website
Municipalities of South Holland
Municipalities of the Netherlands established in 2011
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