Bodegraven

Bodegraven ( listen? / I ) is a small town and a former municipality in the Netherlands, South Holland province. The municipality included the villages Meije and Nieuwerbrug. In Bodegraven 19,432 people live (31 December 2010). The total surface area of the township was 38.50 km ² (land: 37.71 km ², water: 0.79 km ²).

Since 1 January 2011, Bodegraven seat of the municipality Bodegraven - Reeuwijk.

Location and economic

Bodegraven situated on the river Oude Rijn, between Alphen and Woerden. The town has a station on the railway line Leiden - Utrecht. The A12 ( - Gouda - Utrecht Rotterdam / The Hague) has a highway exit to Bodegraven.

Bodegraven lives of dairy farming, and especially of its derived food industry: cheese, ( the nationally known company Frico ), dairy products, etc.

History

The site is located on the Bodegraven, marked in the 1st century, the frontier of the Roman Empire. In " Museum voor Oudheden " is a 1937 in Leiden in Bodegraven excavated rider helmet of gilded bronze, who has heard a Roman soldier. Presumably this was a " castellum " a Roman Legion. In 1994 were made interesting finds during excavations, which are exhibited in the Town Hall in a showcase. From history to 1600 then is little more known. In the city fires in the Middle Ages and in the 17th century much was lost. Thus, it is uncertain whether Bodegraven earlier town charter has had. It is also uncertain whether the location is a city or a village. In 1882 a cheese factory and wholesale business was founded, the Bodegraven has owed a certain economic prosperity.

Attractions

  • Near the station is a small, open only in the afternoon cheese museum.
  • The hill Wierickerschans, in a picturesque polder landscape, dating from the 17th century and can be visited in the summer by appointment with a guide
  • North of the village lie the Nieuwkoopse plassen (lakes ), a bird sanctuary
  • The village Nieuwerbrug ( = " New Bridge " ) has a toll bridge from 1609
  • You can do from here cycling through the Dutch polders, with its many old windmills
  • Bodegraven has a beautiful church from the 17th century.
A12 motorway (Netherlands) Telephone numbers in the Netherlands Bodegraven-Reeuwijk Oude Rijn (Utrecht and South Holland) Alphen aan den Rijn
6885
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