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caption = The village centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Leerbroek in the municipality of Zederik.Leerbroek (coord|51|55|N|5|3|E|type:city(612)) is a village in the Dutch province of
South Holland . It is a part of the municipality ofZederik , and lies about 9 km northeast ofGorinchem .In 2001, the village of Leerbroek had 612 inhabitants. The built-up area of the village was 0.096 km², and contained 197 residences.Statistics Netherlands (CBS), [http://www.cbs.nl/nl-NL/menu/themas/milieu-natuur-ruimte/ruimte/publicaties/cartografie-geografie/geografische-data/2001-bevolkingskernen-in-nederland.htm "Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001"] . (Statistics are for the continuous built-up area).] The statistical area "Leerbroek", which also can include the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 980.Statistics Netherlands (CBS), [http://statline.cbs.nl/ "Statline: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2003-2005"] . As of
January 1 ,2005 .]Leerbroek was a separate municipality between 1817, when it was separated from
Meerkerk , and 1986, when it merged with Zederik. [Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, "Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten", KNAW, 2006. [http://www.knaw.nl/cfdata/publicaties/detail.cfm?boeken__ordernr=20061061] ]References
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