Driebruggen is a village in the
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province of
South Holland. It is a part of the former municipality of
Reeuwijk
Reeuwijk () is a former municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The former municipality covers an area of 50.11 km2 (of which 11.89 km2 is water). Since January 1, 2011 Reeuwijk merged with Bodegraven t ...
, and lies about 6 km east of
Gouda.
According to the 1615 map of Rijnland, there were indeed three bridge in Driebruggen. Driebruggen is a road village without a church which developed in the 17th century near the bridge over the Dubbele Wiericke.
Driebruggen was a separate municipality between 1964 and 1989. The name from this village means 3 bridges. It was created in a merger of
Hekendorp
Hekendorp is a village in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is a part of the municipality of Oudewater, and lies about 6 km east of Gouda.
Hekendorp was a separate municipality between 1817 and 1964, when it merged with Driebruggen. During t ...
,
Lange Ruige Weide
Lange Ruige Weide is a former municipality in the Dutch province of South Holland. It was located west of the city of Oudewater, and covered the hamlets of Langeweide and Ruigeweide.
Lange Ruige Weide was a separate municipality from 1818 to 1964 ...
,
Papekop, and
Waarder.
[Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, "Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten", KNAW, 2006. ]
Gallery
File:Gemhuis driebruggen.jpg, Former town hall
File:Driebruggen - Kerkweg 15 Voormalige dokterswoning - 1888.jpg, Villa in Driebruggen
File:Driebruggen Dubbele Wiericke.jpg, View on the canal
References
Bodegraven-Reeuwijk
Populated places in South Holland
Former municipalities of South Holland
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