Stokkelaarsbrug is a hamlet in the
Dutch
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province of
Utrecht
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. It is a part of the municipality of
De Ronde Venen
De Ronde Venen (; ) is a municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of Utrecht (province), Utrecht. On 1 January 2011, the municipality of Abcoude was amalgamated into De Ronde Venen.
Population centres
The municipality of De Ronde Venen co ...
, and lies about 12 km south of
Amsterdam
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.
[''ANWB Topografische Atlas Nederland'', Topografische Dienst and ANWB, 2005.] It is located on the border with the province
North Holland
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, where the small river Winkel joins the Oude Waver.
It was first mentioned in 1575 as Stoppelaers brug, and is named after the bridge. The first part is unclear. Stokkelaarsbrug is not a statistical entity,
and the postal authorities have placed it under
Waverveen
Waverveen is a village in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is located in the municipality of De Ronde Venen, 3 km west of Vinkeveen.
Waverveen was a separate municipality until 1841, when it was merged with Vinkeveen to form the municipali ...
.
It has no place name signs, and consists of about 20 houses.
References
Populated places in Utrecht (province)
De Ronde Venen
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