- Driebruggen
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Driebruggen — Village — 
The village centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Driebruggen in the municipality of Reeuwijk.
Coordinates: 52°2′36″N 4°47′55″E / 52.04333°N 4.79861°ECoordinates: 52°2′36″N 4°47′55″E / 52.04333°N 4.79861°E 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
- ^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001. (Statistics are for the continuous built-up area).
- ^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Statline: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2003-2005. As of 1 January 2005.
- ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, "Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten", KNAW, 2006. [1]
Categories:- Populated places in South Holland
- Former municipalities of South Holland
- South Holland geography stubs
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