Breedeveen | |
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 Company at Breedeveen | |
  Breedeveen Location in the Netherlands  Breedeveen Breedeveen (Netherlands) | |
| Coordinates: 52°1′25″N 5°25′4″E / 52.02361°N 5.41778°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Utrecht |
| Municipality | Utrechtse Heuvelrug |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 3931[1] |
| Dialing code | 033[1] |
Breedeveen is a hamlet in the municipality Utrechtse Heuvelrug, in the Dutch province Utrecht. It lies in a forest north of the village of Leersum, on the road from Leersum to Woudenberg.
The hamlet was first mentioned in 1899 Breedeveen, and means "wide bog".[2] It is not a statistical entity,[3] and the postal authorities have placed it under Woudenberg.[1] There are no place name signs. Breedeveen consists of about 25 houses.[4] The nature area Breeveen is located near the hamlet, and is a mixture for forest and heath.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Postcode 3931 in Woudenberg". Postcode bij adres (in Dutch). Retrieved 27 March 2022.
- ^ "Breedeveen - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 27 March 2022.
- ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
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- ^ "Breedeveen". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 27 March 2022.
- ^ "Meer informatie Breeveen". Utrechts landschap (in Dutch). Retrieved 27 March 2022.