Babyloniënbroek | |
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Village | |
![]() Church in Babyloniënbroek | |
Coordinates: 51°44′35″N 5°1′18″E / 51.74306°N 5.02167°E | |
Country | Netherlands |
Province | North Brabant |
Municipality | Altena |
Area | |
• Total | 8.70 km2 (3.36 sq mi) |
Elevation | −0.1 m (−0.3 ft) |
Population (2021)
[1] | |
• Total | 425 |
• Density | 49/km2 (130/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 ( CET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+2 ( CEST) |
Postal code | 4269
[1] |
Dialing code | 0416 |
Babyloniënbroek is a village in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is in the municipality of Altena, about 7 km northwest of the city of Waalwijk.
Babyloniënbroek consists of a single street, and has about 400 inhabitants. The name Babylon has the suffix Broek added. 'Broek' is a word linked to the root of the English word, 'Brook' for stream or the springs of a stream, and the meaning in Dutch is very similar, meaning swamp or swampy. The village was first mentioned in 1131 as Babilonia. [3] Babyloniënbroek is a linear settlement which started as a cultivation project by the monastery of Sint-Truiden around 1130 alongside a canal which no longer exists. [4] [3]
The Dutch Reformed church building probably dates from the 14th century. In 1664, the nave was enlarged using material of the older church. It was restored until 1975. [4] The church used to function as a place of refuge in case of floods. The last time it was used was in 1809. [5]
Babyloniënbroek was home to 250 people in 1840. [5]
Babyloniënbroek | |
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Village | |
![]() Church in Babyloniënbroek | |
Coordinates: 51°44′35″N 5°1′18″E / 51.74306°N 5.02167°E | |
Country | Netherlands |
Province | North Brabant |
Municipality | Altena |
Area | |
• Total | 8.70 km2 (3.36 sq mi) |
Elevation | −0.1 m (−0.3 ft) |
Population (2021)
[1] | |
• Total | 425 |
• Density | 49/km2 (130/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 ( CET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+2 ( CEST) |
Postal code | 4269
[1] |
Dialing code | 0416 |
Babyloniënbroek is a village in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is in the municipality of Altena, about 7 km northwest of the city of Waalwijk.
Babyloniënbroek consists of a single street, and has about 400 inhabitants. The name Babylon has the suffix Broek added. 'Broek' is a word linked to the root of the English word, 'Brook' for stream or the springs of a stream, and the meaning in Dutch is very similar, meaning swamp or swampy. The village was first mentioned in 1131 as Babilonia. [3] Babyloniënbroek is a linear settlement which started as a cultivation project by the monastery of Sint-Truiden around 1130 alongside a canal which no longer exists. [4] [3]
The Dutch Reformed church building probably dates from the 14th century. In 1664, the nave was enlarged using material of the older church. It was restored until 1975. [4] The church used to function as a place of refuge in case of floods. The last time it was used was in 1809. [5]
Babyloniënbroek was home to 250 people in 1840. [5]