Abbenbroek is a village in the Dutch

Netherlands

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 province of South Holland

South Holland

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. It is a part of the municipality of Bernisse

Bernisse

Bernisse is a municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The municipality had a population of 12,684 in 2004, and covers an area of 68.59 km² of which 11.25 km² is water....

, and lies about 6 km west of Spijkenisse

Spijkenisse

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In 2001, the village of Abbenbroek had 971 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 0.22 km², and contained 390 residences. The wider statistical district of Abbenbroek, covering the town and the "Polder

Polder

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Abbenbroek", has a population of around 1350.

Until 1980, Abbenbroek was a separate municipality.