Abbenbroek
| Abbenbroek | |
|---|---|
| Village | |
 | |
 The village centre (darkgreen) and the statistical district (lightgreen) of Abbenbroek in the former municipality of Bernisse. | |
| Coordinates: 51°50′55″N 4°14′34″E / 51.84861°N 4.24278°ECoordinates: 51°50′55″N 4°14′34″E / 51.84861°N 4.24278°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | South Holland |
| Municipality | Nissewaard |
| Population | |
| • Total | 1,349 |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
Abbenbroek is a village in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Nissewaard, and lies about 6 km west of Spijkenisse.
In 2001, the village of Abbenbroek had 971 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 0.22 km², and contained 390 residences.[1] The wider statistical district of Abbenbroek, covering the town and the "Polder Abbenbroek", has a population of around 1350.[2]
Until 1980, Abbenbroek was a separate municipality, when it became part of Bernisse.[3]
External links
- J. Kuyper, Gemeente Atlas van Nederland, 1865-1870, "Abbenbroek". Map of the former municipality, around 1868.
References
- ↑ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001 . Statistics are for the continuous built-up area.
- ↑ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Gemeente Op Maat 2004: Bernisse .
- ↑ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2006.
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