Driebruggen

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The village centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Driebruggen in the municipality of Reeuwijk.

Driebruggen (52°3′N, 4°48′E) is a village in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Reeuwijk, and lies about 6 km east of Gouda.

In 2001, the village of Driebruggen had 1313 inhabitants. The built-up area of the village was 0.23 km², and contained 455 residences.[1] The statistical area "Driebruggen", which also includes the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 1410.[2]

Dribruggen was a separate municipality between 1964 and 1989. It was created in a merger of Hekendorp, Lange Ruige Weide, Papekop, and Waarder.[3]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001. (Statistics are for the continuous built-up area).
  2. ^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Statline: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2003-2005. As of January 1, 2005.
  3. ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, "Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten", KNAW, 2006. [1]


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