Village in South Holland, Netherlands
| Woubrugge | |
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| Village | |
 View on Woubrugge | |
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| Coordinates: 52°10′N 4°38′E / 52.167°N 4.633°E / 52.167; 4.633 | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | South Holland |
| Municipality | Kaag en Braassem |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.09 km (0.42 sq mi) |
| Elevation | −1.8 m (−5.9 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 2,970 |
| • Density | 2,700/km (7,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 2481 |
| Dialing code | 0172 |
| Major roads | N446 N207 |
Woubrugge is a village in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is located about 10 km east of the city of Leiden, in the municipality of Kaag en Braassem.
History
The village was first mentioned in 1493 as Woubregge, and means "bridge over the Woudwetering". The Woutbroeke mentioned in 1252 is a different settlement. Woubrugge started as a peat excavation settlement, but turned into a linear agricultural settlement along the Woudwetering.
The Dutch Reformed church is a pseudo cruciform church between 1652 and 1653 and designed by Pieter Post. It has a twelve sided ridge turret with needle spire.
Woubrugge was home to 932 people in 1840. It was a separate municipality until 1991, when it became part of Jacobswoude. In 2009, it became part of the municipality of Kaag en Braassem.
Notable residents
- Henk Angenent, former professional ice skater. Lives in Woubrugge
- Margot Boer, professional ice skater, winner of two bronze medals on 2014 Winter Olympics.
- Joey Kesting, professional footballer who currently plays for RKC Waalwijk.
- Hans Vijlbrief, civil servant, economist, and minister of finance from 2020 – 2022. Lives in Woubrugge.
Gallery
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Church of Woubrugge
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Canal view
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Houses in Woubrugge
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House in Woubrugge
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References
- ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
two entries
- "Postcodetool for 2481AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. 24 July 2019. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
- "Woubrugge - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 4 May 2022.
- ^ Ronald Stenvert & Sabine Broekhoven (2004). "Strijen" (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90-400-9034-3. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
- ^ "Woubrugge". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 4 May 2022.
- Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.
- Zaken, Ministerie van Algemene (26 October 2017). "Kabinet-Rutte III (2017-2022) - Regering - Rijksoverheid.nl". www.rijksoverheid.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 17 January 2025.
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