Driebruggen

Driebruggen
—  Village  —
The village centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Driebruggen in the municipality of Reeuwijk.
Coordinates:
Country Netherlands
Province South Holland
Municipality Bodegraven-Reeuwijk
Population (2008)
 • Total 1,756
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code

Driebruggen is a village in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is a part of the former 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]

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

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 1 January 2005.
  3. ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, "Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten", KNAW, 2006. [1]