Nieuwerbrug (also Nieuwerbrug aan de Rijn) is a village in the
Dutch
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* Dutch people ()
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province of
South Holland
South Holland ( nl, Zuid-Holland ) is a province of the Netherlands with a population of over 3.7 million as of October 2021 and a population density of about , making it the country's most populous province and one of the world's most densely ...
. It is a part of the former municipality of
Bodegraven
Bodegraven () is a town and former municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The former municipality covers an area of of which is water.
The former municipality of Bodegraven also includes the communities Mei ...
, and lies about five kilometres west of
Woerden
Woerden () is a city and a municipality in central Netherlands. Due to its central location between Amsterdam, Rotterdam, The Hague, and Utrecht, and the fact that it has rail and road connections to those cities, it is a popular town for commu ...
. Bodegraven has become part of the municipality of
Bodegraven-Reeuwijk
Bodegraven-Reeuwijk () is a municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland with a population of in . It was established by a merger of Bodegraven and Reeuwijk on 1 January 2011. The municipality covers of which is wate ...
in 2011. Nieuwerbrug aan de Rijn is the spelling since 2009 to distinguish from
Nieuwebrug in Friesland.
Nieuwerbrug is a dike village which developed along the bridge over the
Oude Rijn which was built in 1510. The bridge became a toll bridge from 1651 to the present. A little tower was built next to the bridge between 1913 and 1914.
Gallery
File:Nieuwerbrug aan den Rijn gezien vanaf de tolbrug in oostelijke richting over de Oude Rijn.jpg, View from the bridge
File:Nieuwerbrug Weijpoort 20 Villa Weijpoort.jpg, Villa Weijpoort
File:Nieuwerbrug Weijland 38 De Volharding vanaf de Oude Rijn.jpg, De Volharding
References
Bodegraven-Reeuwijk
Populated places in South Holland
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