Breukelen () is a town and former municipality in the
Netherlands
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, in the province of
Utrecht
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. It is situated to the north west of
Utrecht
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, along the river
Vecht and close to the lakes of the Loosdrechtse Plassen, an area of natural and tourist interest. It is located in an area called the
Vechtstreek
The Vechtstreek () (Dutch for "Vecht area") is a region in the Dutch provinces of Utrecht and North Holland along the Vecht River between the towns of Utrecht and Amsterdam. Located in the economic heartland of the Netherlands, it is known for it ...
.
It is the namesake of the borough of
Brooklyn
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in
New York City
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.
History
During the 17th century, many wealthy
Amsterdam
Amsterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Amstel'') is the capital and most populous city of the Netherlands, with The Hague being the seat of government. It has a population of 907,976 within the city proper, 1,558,755 in the urban ar ...
merchant families built their
mansions
A mansion is a large dwelling house. The word itself derives through Old French from the Latin word ''mansio'' "dwelling", an abstract noun derived from the verb ''manere'' "to dwell". The English word ''manse'' originally defined a property la ...
along the river Vecht. In
Disaster Year 1672 the village and no less than 8 castles and mansions near Breukelen were severely damaged by warfare. Most of them were burned down by the French.
On January 1, 2011, Breukelen merged with
Loenen
Loenen () is a former municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of Utrecht. It was in the ''Vechtstreek'' area. On January 1, 2011, Loenen merged with Breukelen and Maarssen to form Stichtse Vecht.
Population centres
The former municipa ...
and
Maarssen
Maarssen () is a town in the middle of the Netherlands, in the province of Utrecht, along the river Vecht and the Amsterdam–Rhine Canal. The west of Maarssen is called Maarssen-BroekStatistics are taken from thSDU Staatscourant whereas the east ...
to form
Stichtse Vecht.
The
New York City
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borough of
Brooklyn
Brooklyn () is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Kings County, in the U.S. state of New York. Kings County is the most populous county in the State of New York, and the second-most densely populated county in the United States, be ...
is named after Breukelen (see
History of Brooklyn
Brooklyn () is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Kings County, in the U.S. state of New York. Kings County is the most populous county in the State of New York, and the second-most densely populated county in the United States, behin ...
).
Nyenrode Business University
The town is most well known for the being where
Nyenrode Business University
Nyenrode Business Universiteit (abbreviated as ''NBU''; nl, Nyenrode Business Universiteit) is a Dutch business university and one of the five private universities in the Netherlands. Founded in 1946, it is located on a large estate in the town ...
is located. Founded in 1946, Nyenrode University is a university that offers business and finance-related higher education.
Transportation
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Breukelen railway station
* Bus services 120, 130, 143, 524 and 526
Population centres
The former municipality of Breukelen consisted of the following villages: Breukelen,
Kockengen, and
Nieuwer Ter Aa
Nieuwer-Ter-Aa is a village in the Dutch province of Utrecht (province). It is a part of the municipality of Stichtse Vecht, and lies about 13 km northwest of Utrecht.
History
The village was first mentioned in 1556 as Aade, and refers t ...
.
Gallery
File:Breukelen, Nijenrode foto5 2007-03-25 09.45.JPG, Breukelen, castle/university Nijenrode
File:2007-03-25 10.04 Breukelen, ophaalbrug bij de Vecht.JPG, Breukelen, drawbridge across the Vecht
File:2007-04-18 18.33 Breukelen, molen foto2.JPG, Breukelen, windmill
See also
* Film actor
Rutger Hauer
Rutger Oelsen Hauer (; 23 January 1944 – 19 July 2019) was a Dutch actor. In 1999, he was named by the Dutch public as the Best Dutch Actor of the Century.
Hauer's career began in 1969 with the title role in the Dutch television series ' ...
, who was born in Breukelen.
References
* Statistics are taken from th
SDU Staatscourant
Municipalities of the Netherlands disestablished in 2011
Populated places in Utrecht (province)
Former municipalities of Utrecht (province)
Stichtse Vecht
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