Cabauw

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The village centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Cabauw in the municipality of Lopik.
Houses and Jacobus Church in Cabauw.
Houses and Jacobus Church in Cabauw.

Cabauw (51°58′N, 4°54′E) is a village in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is a part of the municipality of Lopik, and lies about 12 km southwest of IJsselstein. Cabauw consists of a small village centre, and a ribbon of farms along the Lopiker Wetering, between Zevender and Lopik.

In 2001, the village centre of Cabauw had 310 inhabitants. The built-up area of the village was 0.05 km², and contained 123 residences.[1] The statistical district Cabauw, covering the village centre and the farms along the canal, has a population of around 690.[2]

Cabauw used to be a separate municipality. In 1857, it became a part of the municipality of Willige Langerak, which in its turn was merged into Lopik in 1943.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001 [1]. Statistics are for the continuous built-up area.
  2. ^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Gemeente Op Maat 2004: Lopik [2].
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