Abbenbroek is a village in the
Dutch
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province of
South Holland. It is a part of the municipality of
Nissewaard
Nissewaard () is a municipality in the Netherlands, located on the island of Voorne-Putten, in the south of the province of South Holland. It was created through a merger of the municipalities of Spijkenisse and Bernisse on 1 January 2015.
Nissewa ...
, and lies about 6 km west of
Spijkenisse.
In 2001, the village of Abbenbroek had 971 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 0.22 km², and contained 390 residences.
[Statistics Netherlands (CBS), ''Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001']
Statistics are for the continuous built-up area. The wider statistical district of Abbenbroek, covering the town and the "
Polder Abbenbroek", has a population of around 1350.
[Statistics Netherlands (CBS), ''Gemeente Op Maat 2004: Bernisse']
Until 1980, Abbenbroek was a separate municipality, when it became part of
Bernisse
Bernisse () is a former municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. Since 2015 it has been a part of the municipality of Nissewaard.
The former municipality had a population of in , and covered an area of of whic ...
.
The municipal coat of arms is attested in the
Beyeren Armorial (c. 1405, fol. 39v). It shows a pair of breeches, reflecting the popular interpretation of the element ''
broek'' (properly "
brook
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, marshland").
[Willem Albert Bachiene, ''Beschryving der Vereenigde Nederlanden'' (1773)]
p. 732
Bernard Homer Dixon, ''Surnames'' (1857)
p.11
References
Populated places in South Holland
Former municipalities of South Holland
Nissewaard
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