Sluipwijk is a village in the
Dutch
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province of
South Holland
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. 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 an area of 50.11 km2 (of which 11.89 km2 is water). Since January 1, 2011 Reeuwijk merged with Bodegraven t ...
, and lies about 3 km northeast of
Gouda. The villages is surrounded by the lakes of the
Reeuwijkse Plassen.
The village was first mentioned between 1280 and 1287 as slupewiic. The etymology is unclear. Sluipwijk is a linear settlement inside the Reeuwijkse Plassen, a lake area which developed as a result of the
peat
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excavation in the area.
Sluipwijk was a separate municipality until 1870, when it became part of Reeuwijk. In 1821,
Wiltenburg had been added to Sluipwijk.
Gallery
File:'s Gravensbroekseweg 85 & 85a in Reeuwijk (2) Kerk met begraafplaats.JPG, Dutch Reformed church
File:Ophaalbrug, Ree en Zoetendijk in Sluipwijk, Reeuwijk.jpg, Draw bridge
File:Ree 34 in Sluipwijk, Reeuwijk.jpg, House in Sluipwijk
References
Bodegraven-Reeuwijk
Populated places in South Holland
Former municipalities of South Holland
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