Lage Zwaluwe is a village in the municipality

Drimmelen Drimmelen () is a municipality and a town in the southern Netherlands, in the province North Brabant. A large portion of the Biesbosch National Park is part of this municipality. Population centres Towns: * Made (population: 11,710) * Terheij ...

North Brabant North Brabant ( nl, Noord-Brabant ; Brabantian: ; ), also unofficially called Brabant, is a province in the south of the Netherlands. It borders the provinces of South Holland and Gelderland to the north, Limburg to the east, Zeeland to the we ...

, the

Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherl ...

. The

Lage Zwaluwe railway station Lage Zwaluwe is a railway station near Lage Zwaluwe and Moerdijk, Netherlands. The station was opened in 1883 and is located on the Breda–Rotterdam railway between Breda and Dordrecht and the Antwerp–Lage Zwaluwe railway. The services are opera ...

and the

Moerdijk bridges The Moerdijk bridges in the Netherlands are bridges that connect the Island of Dordrecht with the Dutch province of North Brabant (''Noord-Brabant'') across the ''Hollands Diep''. The first bridge was built at the end of the 19th century, and wa ...

lie to the west of the village.

History

The village was first mentioned in as 1291 Zwaluwe, and means whirling, rushing river. Laag (lower) has been added by distinguish from

Hooge Zwaluwe Hooge Zwaluwe is a village in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is located in the municipality of Drimmelen, about 3.5 km north-west of Made. History The village was first mentioned in 1291 as Zwaluwe, and refers to a river (Grote Hol ...

. Lage Zwaluwe developed as a

linear settlement A linear settlement is a (normally small to medium-sized) settlement or group of buildings that is formed in a long line. Many of these settlements are formed along a transport route, such as a road, river, or canal. Others form due to physical re ...

along the

dike Dyke (UK) or dike (US) may refer to: General uses * Dyke (slang), a slang word meaning "lesbian" * Dike (geology), a subvertical sheet-like intrusion of magma or sediment * Dike (mythology), ''Dikē'', the Greek goddess of moral justice * Dikes, ...

of the

Grote Hollandse Waard The Grote Waard or Hollandse Waard was a farming region in the County of Holland at the border of the Duchy of Brabant, that disappeared in the St. Elizabeth's flood. Parts of this polder are now separated by water: Hoekse Waard, Eiland van Dord ...

. The Dutch Reformed church dates from 1816 and was extended in 1867. The Catholic St John the Baptist church was built in 1951 and contains three 17th century Flemish paintings. Lage Zwaluwe was home to 1,241 people in 1840. In 1866, the

opened. The original station building was destroyed in 1945. In 1950, a small building was constructed. It was demolished for the construction of

HSL-Zuid The HSL-Zuid ( nl, Hogesnelheidslijn Zuid, en, High-speed Line South), is a 125 kilometre-long (78 miles) Dutch high-speed railway line running between the Amsterdam metropolitan area and the Belgian border, with a branch to Breda, North ...

, the high speed railway line. In 2003, a glass air bridge was built. Lage Zwaluwe used to be part of the municipality of

Hooge en Lage Zwaluwe Hooge en Lage Zwaluwe was a municipality in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It included the villages of Lage Zwaluwe, and Hooge Zwaluwe. Hooge en Lage Zwaluwe existed until 1997, when it merged with Made Made or MADE may refer to: Entertain ...

. In 1996, it was merged into

Gallery

File:WLM - RuudMorijn - blocked by Flickr - - DSC 0125 Kerkelijke dienstwoning, Plantsoen 2, Lage Zwaluwe, rm 22214.jpg, Clergy house File:Lage Zwaluwe P1050610.JPG, Hotel File:Lage Zwaluwe P1050621.JPG, School File:HUA-162957-Gezicht op de perronzijde van het S.S.-station Lage Zwaluwe te Lage Zwaluwe.jpg, The old railway station

References

Populated places in North Brabant Drimmelen {{NorthBrabant-geo-stub