Baambrugge is a village on the river Angstel in the Dutch province of

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. It is a part of the municipality of De Ronde Venen and lies about 14 km southeast of

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. In 2001 the village of Baambrugge had 925 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 0.21 km² and contained 365 residences.Statistics Netherlands (CBS)
''Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001''
. (Statistics are for the continuous built-up area). The statistical area "Baambrugge", which also can include the peripheral parts of the village, as well as the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 1000.Statistics Netherlands (CBS)
''Statline: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2003-2005''
. As of 1 January 2005.

History

The village used to be a separate municipality, under the name Abcoude-Baambrugge. In 1941, it merged with Abcoude-Proosdij to form the municipality Abcoude.

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'' in Baambrugge, using a reconstructed studio sent from

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. The town used to have many small shops but only one is still there.

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* Populated places in Utrecht (province) Former municipalities of Utrecht (province) De Ronde Venen {{Utrecht-geo-stub