Polsbroek
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Polsbroek () is a town in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is a part of the municipality of Lopik, and lies about 10 km southeast of Gouda. The village of Polsbroek consists of a ribbon of farms on both sides of the Benschopse Wetering, with a small town centre on the west side of the village.
In 2001, the town centre of Polsbroek had 421 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 0.06 km², and contained 143 residences.[1] The wider statistical area of Polsbroek, which covers the complete former municipality, including the ribbon of farms and the village of Polsbroekerdam, has a population of 1190, and an area of about 11 km².[2]
Until 1857, Polsbroek was divided along the Benschopse Wetering into two municipalities, Noord-Polsbroek and Zuid-Polsbroek. From 1857 to 1989, Polsbroek was a single separate municipality.
[edit] References
- ^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001 [1]. Statistics are for the continuous built-up area.
- ^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Gemeente Op Maat 2004: Lopik [2].
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