Westbroek is a village in the
Dutch
Dutch commonly refers to:
* Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands
* Dutch people ()
* Dutch language ()
Dutch may also refer to:
Places
* Dutch, West Virginia, a community in the United States
* Pennsylvania Dutch Country
People E ...
province of
Utrecht
Utrecht ( , , ) is the List of cities in the Netherlands by province, fourth-largest city and a List of municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality of the Netherlands, capital and most populous city of the Provinces of the Netherlands, pro ...
. It is a part of the municipality of
De Bilt
De Bilt () is a municipality and town in the province of Utrecht, Netherlands. It had a population of in . De Bilt houses the headquarters of the Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (KNMI).
It is the ancestral home and namesake for the pro ...
, and lies about 6 km northwest of
Bilthoven
Bilthoven is a village in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is a part of the municipality of De Bilt. It has a railway station with connections to Utrecht, Amersfoort and Baarn. It is home to the Netherlands National Institute for Public Health an ...
.
Westbroek consists mainly of a
ribbon of farms along a dike. The village is surrounded by a number of
polder
A polder () is a low-lying tract of land that forms an artificial hydrological entity, enclosed by embankments known as dikes. The three types of polder are:
# Land reclaimed from a body of water, such as a lake or the seabed
# Flood plains s ...
s: the Polder Westbroek, the Kerkeindse Polder, and the Polder Achttienhoven in the north, and the Molenpolder and Polder de Kooi in the south. The Molenpolder is a nature reserve.
History
Westbroek used to be a separate municipality. It merged into Maartensdijk in 1957, and has been a part of the De Bilt municipality since 2001.
The church dates from 1467.
On 26 December 1481, Westbroek was the site of a major battle, known as the
Battle of Westbroek
The Battle of Westbroek was a battle that occurred on 26 December 1481 between the armies of the prince-bishopric of Utrecht and the county of Holland. It was one of the last battles of the Hook and Cod wars.
That war had already been won by the ...
, between the armies of the prince-bishopric of Utrecht and Holland, with Holland winning a decisive victory.
Gallery
File:Kerkdijk 19 Westbroek.jpg, House in Westbroek
File:Westbroek. Provincie Utrecht.jpg, Canal view
File:Achttienhoven - Dr. Wellferweg 48 Keersluis "Het Achteraf.jpg, Sluice
File:Overzicht van de molen - Westbroek - 20420959 - RCE.jpg, Windmill De Kraai
References
External links
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Populated places in Utrecht (province)
Former municipalities of Utrecht (province)
De Bilt
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