Bodegraven-Reeuwijk
Encyclopedia
Bodegraven-Reeuwijk is a municipality in the western Netherlands
, in the province of South Holland
. It was established by a merger of Bodegraven
and Reeuwijk
on January 1, 2011. The municipality covers 88.61 km² (of which 12.41 km² is water). It had a population of 32,772 in April 2011.
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
, in the province of South Holland
South Holland
South Holland is a province situated on the North Sea in the western part of the Netherlands. The provincial capital is The Hague and its largest city is Rotterdam.South Holland is one of the most densely populated and industrialised areas in the world...
. It was established by a merger of Bodegraven
Bodegraven
Bodegraven is a town and former municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The former municipality covers an area of 38.50 km² of which 1.02 km² is water....
and Reeuwijk
Reeuwijk
Reeuwijk is a former municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The former municipality covers an area of 50.11 km²...
on January 1, 2011. The municipality covers 88.61 km² (of which 12.41 km² is water). It had a population of 32,772 in April 2011.