Babyloniënbroek

Village in North Brabant, Netherlands
51°44′35″N 5°1′18″E / 51.74306°N 5.02167°E / 51.74306; 5.02167CountryNetherlandsProvinceNorth BrabantMunicipalityAltenaArea • Total8.70 km2 (3.36 sq mi)Elevation−0.1 m (−0.3 ft)Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total425 • Density49/km2 (130/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code
4269[1]
Dialing code0416

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]

Notable citizens

  • Marianne Vos (born 1987), cyclist[5]

Gallery

  • Village view
    Village view
  • Farm in Babyloniënbroek
    Farm in Babyloniënbroek
  • Farm in Babyloniënbroek
    Farm in Babyloniënbroek
  • Street view
    Street view

References

  1. ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  2. ^ "Postcodetool for 4269TK". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Babyloniënbroek - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  4. ^ a b Chris Kolman & Ronald Stenvert (1997). Babyloniënbroek (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 9945 6. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  5. ^ a b c "Babyloniënbroek". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 April 2022.
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