Abbenbroek is a village in the

Dutch Dutch or Nederlands commonly refers to: * Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands ** Dutch people as an ethnic group () ** Dutch nationality law, history and regulations of Dutch citizenship () ** Dutch language () * In specific terms, i ...

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. ...

. It is a part of the municipality of

Nissewaard Nissewaard () is a List of municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the Netherlands, located on the island of Voorne-Putten, in the south of the province of South Holland. It was created through a merger of the municipalities of Spijkenis ...

, and lies about 6 km west of

Spijkenisse Spijkenisse () is a large town in the Provinces of the Netherlands, province of South Holland, Netherlands. Following an administrative reform in 2015, it is part of the List of municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality of Nissewaard, and ha ...

. In 2001, the village of Abbenbroek had 971 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 0.22 km², and contained 390 residences.Statistics Netherlands (CBS), ''Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001'

. Statistics are for the continuous built-up area. The wider statistical district of Abbenbroek, covering the town and the "

Polder A polder () is a low-lying tract of land that forms an artificial hydrology, hydrological entity, enclosed by embankments known as levee, dikes. The three types of polder are: # Land reclamation, Land reclaimed from a body of water, such as a ...

Abbenbroek", has a population of around 1350.Statistics Netherlands (CBS), ''Gemeente Op Maat 2004: Bernisse'

Until 1980, Abbenbroek was a separate municipality, when it became part of

Bernisse Bernisse () is a village and former municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. Since 2015 it has been a part of the municipality of Nissewaard. The former municipality had a population of in , and covered an area ...

. The municipal coat of arms is attested in the

Beyeren Armorial The Beyeren Armorial is a manuscript roll of arms of the early 15th century, containing 1096 hand-colored coats of arms, with annotations in Middle Dutch. It is held by in the National Library of the Netherlands in The Hague (KB), shelf mark 79 ...

(c. 1405, fol. 39v). It shows a pair of breeches, reflecting the popular interpretation of the element '' broek'' (properly " brook, marshland").Willem Albert Bachiene, ''Beschryving der Vereenigde Nederlanden'' (1773)
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Bernard Homer Dixon, ''Surnames'' (1857)
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References

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