Reeuwijk-Dorp is a village in the
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province of
South Holland. It is part of what used to be the 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 ...
. It lies about 5 km north of
Gouda. "Dorp" is Dutch for village, the name distinguishes from
Reeuwijk-Brug which is situated 3 km to the east.
Reeuwijk-Drop is a stretched out
peat
Peat (), also known as turf (), is an accumulation of partially decayed vegetation or organic matter. It is unique to natural areas called peatlands, bogs, mires, moors, or muskegs. The peatland ecosystem covers and is the most efficient ...
excavation village from the Middle Ages. The Catholic St Paul and Peter Church is a
Gothic Revival church built between 1889 and 1890. It is characterised by its short nave.
Reeuwijk-Dorp was originally the main village, however the Reeuwijk-Brug was more strategically located and became the seat of the municipality from the mid-19th century onwards. In 2011, the municipality was merged into
Bodegraven-Reeuwijk.
Gallery
File:ReeuwijkDorpkerkRK.jpg, St Paul and Peter church
File:Reeuwijk-Dorp, Dorpsweg 22 - pastorie.JPG, Clergy house
File:In het 'centrum' van Reeuwijk dorp aangekomen..JPG, Canal view
References
Bodegraven-Reeuwijk
Populated places in South Holland
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