Reeuwijk-Brug is a
village
A village is a human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Although villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban v ...
in the
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality' ...
of
Bodegraven-Reeuwijk
Bodegraven-Reeuwijk () is a municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland with a population of in . It was established by a merger of Bodegraven and Reeuwijk on 1 January 2011. The municipality covers of which is wat ...
in the
province
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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. ...
, 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 ...
.
Reeuwijk-Brug is a stretched out
peat
Peat is an accumulation of partially Decomposition, decayed vegetation or organic matter. It is unique to natural areas called peatlands, bogs, mires, Moorland, moors, or muskegs. ''Sphagnum'' moss, also called peat moss, is one of the most ...
excavation village from the Middle Ages which was later developed from
Reeuwijk-Dorp. The Dutch Reformed church is a
neoclassic aisleless church from 1863 which was built as a replacement of the 16th century church. The former town hall with bell tower was built in 1918.
Gallery
File:Aanzicht - Reeuwijk-Brug - 20185106 - RCE.jpg
File:Oud Reeuwijkseweg, Reeuwijk, Netherlands - panoramio.jpg, Farm in Reeuwijk-Brug
File:ReeuwijkDorpKerkGeref.JPG, Mennonite church
File:Nieuwdorperweg 45 & 45a in Reeuwijk.jpg, Farm in Reeuwijk-Brug
References
Bodegraven-Reeuwijk
Populated places in South Holland
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