Westbroek

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The town centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Westbroek in the municipality of De Bilt.

Westbroek (52°9′N, 5°8′E) 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 1957, and has been a part of the De Bilt municipality since 2001.

The church dates from 1467.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001 [1]. Statistics are for the continuous built-up area.
  2. ^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Statline: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2003-2005. As of January 1, 2005.

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