Hekendorp is a village in the

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province of

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. It is a part of the municipality of

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, and lies about 6 km east of Gouda. Hekendorp was a separate municipality between 1817 and 1964, when it merged with

Driebruggen Driebruggen is a village in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is a part of the former municipality of Reeuwijk Reeuwijk () is a former municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The former municipality covers ...

. During this period, the area was part of the province

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. In 1857, the municipality of Oukoop was added to Hekendorp, even though the two former municipalities did not border each other. The

Goejanverwellesluis The Goejanverwellesluis is a lock in Hekendorp, Netherlands. The 'Goejannen' - the men from the surrounding polders who went to sea - said their last farewells by this channel. According to the tradition, Wilhelmina of Prussia, wife of stadhol ...

where the

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stopped Wilhelmina van Pruisen is located in Hekendorp.

History

The village was first mentioned in 1307 as Hedickendorp, and means "settlement of Hedeke (person)". Hekendorp developed as a dike village near the

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where the Dubbele Wiericke enters the

Hollandse IJssel The Hollandse or Hollandsche IJssel (; "Holland IJssel", as opposed to the 'regular' or Gelderland IJssel) is a branch of the Rhine delta that flows westward from Nieuwegein on river Lek through IJsselstein, Gouda and Capelle aan den IJssel ...

. In 1845, a little Dutch Reformed Church was built in the village. The

dates from 1607, and is still operated manually. There is a justice statue near the sluice where criminals were publicly tortured. In 1840, Hekendorp was home to 408 people.

Gallery

File:Huize de Morgenster Hekendorpse Buurt 71 73 75 Hekendorp.jpg, Huize de Morgenster Image:Vrouwe Justitia.jpg, Lady Justice in Hekendorp File:Vooraanzicht kerkgebouw `God is liefde` te Hekendorp.jpg, Church of Hekendorp File:Hekendorp - Hekendorpse Buurt 15 Dwarshuisboerderij "Raadwijk" - 1880.jpg, Farm in Hekendorp

References

Populated places in Utrecht (province) Former municipalities of South Holland Oudewater {{Utrecht-geo-stub