- Meije (Netherlands)
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caption = The village (dark red) and the statistical district (light green) of Meije in the municipality of Bodegraven.De Meije (coord|52|7.31|N|4|47.55|E|type:city(420)) or Bodegraafse Meije is a village in the Dutch province of
South Holland and has a second part, deZegveld se or Stichtse Meije in the province of Utrecht. The first is a part of the municipality ofBodegraven , and lies about 7 km northwest ofWoerden . The second is part of the municipality ofWoerden . A third part, across the little river "De Meije", belongs to the municipalityNieuwkoop .The Bodegraafse "Meije", which also includes the surrounding farmlands, has a population of around 420.Statistics Netherlands (CBS), [http://statline.cbs.nl/ "Statline: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2003-2005"] . As of
January 1 ,2005 .]Village
In the village of "De Meije" are two elementary schools, a catholic church, and a pub that is often frequented by water tourists that use the small river (also called "De Meije") that flows along the village. This water is connected to both the river Oude Rijn and the lake
Nieuwkoopse Plassen .Tower
The most remarkable building in de Meije is the tall grey water tower, called "Het Potlood" (the Pencil). It rises high above the flat polder area and can be seen from many towns and villages in the area.
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* [http://maps.google.com/maps?t=k&ie=UTF8&f=q&om=0&hl=en&z=17&ll=52.120282,4.787475&spn=0.002115,0.004828 google.com] satellite photo showing the shadow cast by the water tower.
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