Leerbroek

Leerbroek is a village in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is a part of the municipality of Vijfheerenlanden, and lies about 9 km (6 mi) northeast of Gorinchem.

Leerbroek
The village centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Leerbroek in the former municipality of Zederik.
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceUtrecht
MunicipalityVijfheerenlanden
Population
ca. 1,560
Postcode
4245
Area code0345

In 2004, the village of Leerbroek had 1560 inhabitants. The built-up area of the village was 0.096 km2 (0 sq mi), and contained 197 residences.[1] The statistical area "Leerbroek", which also can include the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 980.[2]

Leerbroek was a separate municipality between 1817, when it was separated from Meerkerk, and 1986, when it merged with Zederik in the province of South Holland.[3] When Zederik merged into the new municipality Vijfheerenlanden in 2019, it became a part of the province of Utrecht.[4]

  • Map of the former municipality in 1866
  • Church of Leerbroek.

References
  1. Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001 Archived 2006-03-19 at the Wayback Machine. (Statistics are for the continuous built-up area).
  2. Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Statline: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2003-2005. As of 1 January 2005.
  3. Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, "Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten", KNAW, 2006. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-02-20. Retrieved 2009-12-03.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. "Fusiegemeente Vijfheerenlanden in provincie Utrecht". AD.nl. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
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