Westbroek
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Westbroek () is a village in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is a part of the municipality of De Bilt, and lies about 6 km northwest of Bilthoven.
In 2001, the village of Westbroek had 510 inhabitants. The built-up area of the village was 0.12 km2, and contained 178 residences.[1] The statistical area "Westbroek", which also includes the peripheral parts of the village, as well as the surrounding countryside and the village of Achttienhoven, has a population of around 1300.[2]
Westbroek consists mainly of a ribbon of farms along a dike. The village is surrounded by a number of polders: the Polder Westbroek, the Kerkeindse Polder, and the Polder Achttienhoven in the north, and the Molenpolder and Polder de Kooi in the south. The Molenpolder is a nature reserve.
[edit] History
Westbroek used to be a separate municipality. It merged into Maartensdijk in 1954, and has been a part of the De Bilt municipality since 2001.
The church dates from 1467.
[edit] References
- ^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001 [1]. Statistics are for the continuous built-up area.
- ^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Statline: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2003-2005. As of January 1, 2005.
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