Berkenwoude is a village in the

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 municipality of Krimpenerwaard. Until 1985, it was a separate municipality, when it became part of Bergambacht. Now its a part of the Krimpenerwaard. The village has approximately 1,500 inhabitants and it is situated in the middle of the Krimpenerwaard. The earliest attestation of Berkenwoude in surviving documents dates to 1326, when it was called ''Bercou''. In 1750, a

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took place at the village of ''Berkoude'' in South Holland, according to a survey of 244 tornadoes in Europe between 1456 and 1913, collected in ''Wind- und Wasserhosen in Europa'' (1917) by German meteorologist

Alfred Wegener Alfred Lothar Wegener (; ; 1 November 1880 – November 1930) was a German climatologist, geologist, geophysicist, meteorologist, and polar researcher. During his lifetime he was primarily known for his achievements in meteorology and ...

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Former municipalities of South Holland Populated places in South Holland Krimpenerwaard {{SouthHolland-geo-stub