Benschop
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| Benschop | |
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 De Nicolaaskerk van Benschop |
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| Coordinates: 52°0′26″N 4°58′46″E / 52.00722°N 4.97944°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Utrecht (province) |
| Municipality | Lopik |
| Population (2008[1]) | 3.480 |
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| The town centre (darkgreen) and the statistical district (lightgreen) of Benschop in the municipality of Lopik. |
Benschop (52°0′N 4°59′E / 52°N 4.983°E) is a town in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is a part of the municipality of Lopik, and lies about 4 km west of IJsselstein. Benschop is an extremely long village: apart from a relatively compact town centre, it consists of a long ribbon (over 8 km long) of houses (mainly farms) on both sides of the Benschopsche Wetering.
In 2001, the town centre of Benschop had 1968 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 0.3 km², and contained 683 residences.[2] The statistical district of Benschop, which covers the entire former municipality, has a population of about 3530, and an area of about 23 km².[3]
Until 1989, Benschop was a separate municipality.
[edit] References
- ^ CBS Statline
- ^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001 [1]. Statistics are for the continuous built-up area.
- ^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Gemeente Op Maat 2004: Lopik [2].
[edit] External links
- J. Kuyper, Gemeente Atlas van Nederland, 1865-1870, "Benschop". Map of Benschop in 1868.
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