Bodegraven-Reeuwijk

Bodegraven-Reeuwijk (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌboːdəɣraːvə(n) ˈreːuʋɛik]) is a municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland with a population of 35,278 in 2021. It was established by a merger of Bodegraven and Reeuwijk on 1 January 2011. The municipality covers 88.64 km2 (34.22 sq mi) of which 13.26 km2 (5.12 sq mi) is water.

Bodegraven-Reeuwijk
Municipality
Church in Bodegraven
Church in Bodegraven
Flag of Bodegraven-Reeuwijk
Flag
Coat of arms of Bodegraven-Reeuwijk
Coat of arms
Highlighted position of Bodegraven-Reeuwijk in a municipal map of South Holland
Location in South Holland
Coordinates: 52°5′N 4°45′E
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceSouth Holland
Established1 January 2011[1]
Government
[2]
 • BodyMunicipal council
 • MayorErik van Heijningen (acting) (VVD)
Area
[3]
 • Total88.64 km2 (34.22 sq mi)
 • Land75.38 km2 (29.10 sq mi)
 • Water13.26 km2 (5.12 sq mi)
Elevation
[4]
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (January 2021)[5]
 • Total35,278
 • Density468/km2 (1,210/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode
2410–2415, 2810–2811, 3465–3466
Area code0182, 0348
Websitewww.bodegraven-reeuwijk.nl

Population centres

The new merger also includes the historic municipalities of Waarder, Middelburg, Oukoop, Sluipwijk, Wiltenburg, Vrijhoef en Kalverbroek, parts of Zwammerdam, Lange Ruige Weide, Hekendorp, Land van Stein, Rietveld and Barwoutswaarder, as well as the communities of Driebruggen, Hogebrug, Langeweide, Meije, Nieuwerbrug, Oud-Reeuwijk, Platteweg, Randenburg, Reeuwijk-Brug, Reeuwijk-Dorp, Tempel, Oud-Bodegraven (Vrijenes), Weijpoort and Reeuwijk-Westeinde.

Topography

Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Bodegraven-Reeuwijk, June 2015.

Paedophilia rumours

In 2020, false allegations were circulated online, that in the 1980s the town had been the site of the sexual abuse and murder of a number of children. In 2022, this led the town's authorities to take legal action to have the allegations removed from Twitter.[6] The council lost the case.[7]

Notable people
Johan Arnold Zoutman, 1801

Sport
  • Bodegraven, Buitenkerk
    Bodegraven, Buitenkerk
  • Kaaspakhuis Noordhoek. Bodegraven (old cheese warehouse)
    Kaaspakhuis Noordhoek. Bodegraven (old cheese warehouse)
  • Netherlands, Bodegraven-Reeuwijk, Tempel
    Netherlands, Bodegraven-Reeuwijk, Tempel
  • Oud Reeuwijkseweg, Reeuwijk
    Oud Reeuwijkseweg, Reeuwijk

References
  1. "Gemeentelijke indeling op 1 januari 2011" [Municipal divisions on 1 January 2011]. cbs.nl (in Dutch). CBS. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
  2. "Burgermeester" [Mayor]. Bestuur en organisatie (in Dutch). Gemeente Bodegraven-Reeuwijk. Archived from the original on 30 December 2012. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
  3. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  4. "Postcodetool for 2411BD". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
  5. "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  6. "Twitter sued by Dutch town Bodegraven-Reeuwijk over paedophilia rumour". BBC News. 17 September 2022.
  7. "Dutch town falsely linked to satanic paedophiles loses Twitter court case". The Guardian. 4 October 2022. Retrieved 4 October 2022.


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