Leerbroek is a village in the

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province of

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. It is a part of the municipality of

Vijfheerenlanden Vijfheerenlanden (), literally "lands of five Lords", is a municipality in the province of Utrecht in the Netherlands. The municipality was created on 1 January 2019 through the merger of the former municipalities of Vianen (Utrecht), Leerdam and ...

, and lies about northeast of

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. Leerbroek was a separate municipality between 1817, when it was separated from

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, and 1986, when it merged with

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in the province of

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. When Zederik merged into the new municipality Vijfheerenlanden in 2019, it became a part of the province of Utrecht.

History

The village was first mentioned between 1395 and 1396 as Lederbroec, and means "canal through swampy land". Leerbroek started as a cultivation project in the 12th century. The Dutch Reformed Church dated from the 16th century, but burnt down in 1935. It was rebuilt in 1936. In 1840, it was home to 214 people.

Gallery

Image:Leerbroek 1866.png, Map of the former municipality in 1866 File:Aan het Recht van ter Leede tussen Leerdam en Leerbroek in De Vijfheerenlanden.jpg, Farms in Leerbroek File:Het Recht van ter Leede, een mooie lange weg tussen Leerbroek en Leerdam.jpg, More farms File:Leerbroek GM Dorpsweg 4-6.jpg, House in Leerbroek

References

Former municipalities of South Holland Populated places in Utrecht (province) Vijfheerenlanden {{Utrecht-geo-stub