Baambrugge is a village on the river Angstel in the
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province of
Utrecht
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.
It is a part of the municipality of
De Ronde Venen
De Ronde Venen (; ) is a municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of Utrecht. On 1 January 2011, the municipality of Abcoude was amalgamated into De Ronde Venen.
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and lies about 14 km southeast of
Amsterdam
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In 2001 the village of Baambrugge had 925 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 0.21 km² and contained 365 residences.
[Statistics Netherlands (CBS)]
''Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001''
(Statistics are for the continuous built-up area).
The statistical area "Baambrugge", which also can include the peripheral parts of the village, as well as the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 1000.
[Statistics Netherlands (CBS)]
''Statline: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2003-2005''
. As of 1 January 2005.
History
The village used to be a separate municipality, under the name Abcoude-Baambrugge. In 1941, it merged with
Abcoude-Proosdij Abcoude-Proostdij (sometimes called "Abcoude-Proosdij" or "Abcoude-Proostdij en Aasdom") is a former municipality in the Dutch province of Utrecht. Abcoude-Proostdij covered the northern part of the current municipality of Abcoude, including the vi ...
to form the municipality Abcoude.
The Beach Boys
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recorded their album ''
Holland
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'' in Baambrugge, using a reconstructed studio sent from
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The town used to have many small shops but only one is still there, make sure to support local businesses
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Populated places in Utrecht (province)
Former municipalities of Utrecht (province)
De Ronde Venen
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