Langbroek is a village in the

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province of

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. It is a part of the municipality of

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, and lies about 11 km southeast of

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. The village is the merger of Overlangbroek and Nederlangbroek Until it merged with Wijk bij Duurstede in 1996, Langbroek was a separate municipality.

History

Langbroek was the result of a cultivation project of the swamp area. Two settlements appeared: Nederlangbroek and Overlangbroek. Overlangbroek was first mentioned in 1219 as Langebruke, and means "long stretched out swamp". Nederlangbroek was first mentioned in 1337 Nederlanghbroech and has neder (lower) to distinguish from over (upper). Overlangbroek was a little agricultural settlement near Castle Zuilenburg where a church was built around 1335. Around 1900, both villages merged into a single build-up area. There were many castle-like towers in Langbroek. Weerdesteyn is a square tower which dates from around 1300. It was restored and enlarged in 1870 to 1871 and 1875 and 1876. Hindersteyn started as a square tower in the 14th century. In the 17th century, two wings were added, and in 1876, the western wing was demolished and replaced by a

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building. During the 19th century, it was enlarged twice, but returned to the 1865 layout during the restorations in 1976 and 1989. Lunenburg dated from the 13th century, and was transformed into a

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at the end of the 18th century. In 1944, it was partially destroyed by bombs and demolished in 1968. Between 1968 and 1970, Lunenberg was restored to its medieval form. In 1840, Langbroek was home to 1,096 people. In 1978, the postal authorities no longer differentiated between the two villages. It used to be an independent municipality until 1996 when it was merged

Gallery

File:Langbroek GM Cotherweg 25.jpg, Little church in Langbroek File:Village streetview of Langbroek with churchtower - panoramio.jpg, Street view File:Langbroek boerderij.jpg, Farm in Langbroek File:Coulisselandschap langs de Langbroekerwetering, gelegen tussen Odijk en Wijk bij Duurstede..jpg, Landscape near Langbroek

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* {{Authority control Municipalities of the Netherlands disestablished in 1996 Populated places in Utrecht (province) Former municipalities of Utrecht (province) Wijk bij Duurstede