Hei- en Boeicop is a small village in the Dutch

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...

 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 is a part of the municipality of Zederik

Zederik

Zederik is a municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The municipality covers an area of 76.49 km²...

, and lies about 9 km south of IJsselstein

IJsselstein

IJsselstein is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of Utrecht. IJsselstein received city rights in 1331. IJsselstein owes its name to the river Hollandse IJssel which flows through the city....

. The statistical area "Hei- en Boeicop", which also can include the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 940.

The village consists of a long row of houses on two sides of a small canal. The canal separates the Polder

Polder

A polder is a low-lying tract of land enclosed by embankments known as dikes, that forms an artificial hydrological entity, meaning it has no connection with outside water other than through manually-operated devices...

 Boeicop to the north from the Polder Heicop to the south.

Hei- en Boeicop was a separate municipality between 1817 and 1986, when it became part of Zederik.

External links

• Map of the former municipality in 1866