Reeuwijk-Dorp

Reeuwijk-Dorp is a village in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is part of what used to be the municipality of Reeuwijk. It lies about 5 km north of Gouda. "Dorp" is Dutch for village, the name distinguishes from Reeuwijk-Brug which is situated 3 km to the east.

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Locality: Reeuwijk-Dorp
Region: Zuid-Holland
Country: Nederland
Population: 0

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Settlement.subdivision_type2: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Bodegraven-Reeuwijk

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Reeuwijk-Drop is a stretched out peat excavation village from the Middle Ages. The Catholic St Paul and Peter Church is a Gothic Revival church built between 1889 and 1890. It is characterised by its short nave.

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