Breukelen

This article is about the municipality in the Netherlands. For the historic settlement in New Netherland, see History of Brooklyn.

For other uses, see Breukelen (disambiguation).

Breukelen
—  Town and former municipality  —
Bridge across the Vecht
Flag Coat of arms
Coordinates: 52°10.3′N 5°0.1′E
Country	Netherlands
Province	Utrecht
Municipality	Stichtse Vecht
Area(2006)
• Total	48.65 km2 (18.78 sq mi)
• Land	44.48 km2 (17.17 sq mi)
• Water	4.17 km2 (1.61 sq mi)
Population (1 January 2007)
• Total	14,635
• Density	329/km2 (850/sq mi)
	Source: CBS, Statline.
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Website	www.breukelen.nl

Breukelen (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈbrøːkələn] ( listen)) is a town and former municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of Utrecht. It is situated to the north west of Utrecht, along the river Vecht and close to the lakes of the Loosdrechtse Plassen, an area of natural and touristic interest. It is in an area called the "Vechtstreek". During the 17th century many wealthy Amsterdam merchant families built their mansions along the river near Breukelen.

On January 1, 2011 Breukelen merged with Loenen and Maarssen to form Stichtse Vecht.

There is a large Van der Valk (Hotel Breukelen) hotel, the façade of which is in the Chinese style. Universiteit Nyenrode is located in Breukelen.

The borough of Brooklyn in New York City is named after Breukelen (see History of Brooklyn).

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  Breukelen, castle/university Nijenrode

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  Breukelen, drawbridge across the Vecht

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  Breukelen, windmill

Transportation

• Breukelen railway station

Bus services 120, 130, 143 and 526

Population centres

The former municipality of Breukelen consisted of the following villages: Breukelen, Kockengen, and Nieuwer Ter Aa.

See also

• Film actor Rutger Hauer was born in Breukelen.

References

• Statistics are taken from the SDU Staatscourant

External links

• A map of Breukelen