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Village in Gelderland, Netherlands From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Breedeweg is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is located in the municipality of Berg en Dal, about 1 km south of Groesbeek.[3]
Breedeweg | |
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Location in the province of Gelderland | |
Coordinates: 51.7578°N 5.9402°E | |
Country | Netherlands |
Province | Gelderland |
Municipality | Berg en Dal |
Area | |
• Total | 5.45 km2 (2.10 sq mi) |
Elevation | 37 m (121 ft) |
Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 2,570 |
• Density | 470/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 6562[1] |
Dialing code | 024 |
It was first mentioned in 1899 as Breedeweg, and means "wide road".[4] The St. Antonius Church was built in 1934, and destroyed in 1944 during Operation Market Garden. In 1949, the church was rebuilt, and a monument has been erected for the dead allied soldiers and the two civilians who were killed by a grenade while cleaning up the debris.[5]
Breedeweg and Groesbeek have been expanding, and are now close to one-another. In the late 2010s, the municipality changed the place name sign to "Groesbeek Breedeweg". Nevertheless, it is still a separate village and not annexed.[5]
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