Nieuwerbrug

Nieuwerbrug

Nieuwerbrug

Village in South Holland, Netherlands

Nieuwerbrug (also Nieuwerbrug aan de Rijn) is a village in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is a part of the former municipality of Bodegraven, and lies about five kilometres west of Woerden. Bodegraven has become part of the municipality of Bodegraven-Reeuwijk in 2011. Nieuwerbrug aan de Rijn is the spelling since 2009 to distinguish from Nieuwebrug in Friesland.[3]

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Nieuwerbrug is a dike village which developed along the bridge over the Oude Rijn which was built in 1510. The bridge became a toll bridge from 1651 to the present. A little tower was built next to the bridge between 1913 and 1914.[4]

  • View from the bridge
  • Villa Weijpoort
  • De Volharding

References

  1. [1]
    "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  2. [2]
    "Postcodetool for 2415AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. 24 July 2019. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  3. [3]
    "Nieuwerbrug aan de Rijn". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  4. [4]
    Ronald Stenvert & Sabine Broekhoven (2004). "Nieuwerbrug" (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90-400-9034-3. Retrieved 2 May 2022.


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