Lage Zwaluwe

Lage Zwaluwe is a village in the municipality Drimmelen, North Brabant, the Netherlands. The Lage Zwaluwe railway station and the Moerdijk bridges lie to the west of the village.

Lage Zwaluwe
Village
St John the Baptist Church
Lage Zwaluwe Location in the province of North Brabant in the Netherlands Show map of North Brabant Lage Zwaluwe Lage Zwaluwe (Netherlands) Show map of Netherlands
Coordinates: 51°42′29″N 4°42′12″E
Country	Netherlands
Province	North Brabant
Municipality	Drimmelen
Area [1]
• Total	23.58 km2 (9.10 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	1.2 m (3.9 ft)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	4,110
• Density	170/km2 (450/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	4926[1]
Dialing code	0168

History

The village was first mentioned in as 1291 Zwaluwe, and means whirling, rushing river. Laag (lower) has been added by distinguish from Hooge Zwaluwe.^[3] Lage Zwaluwe developed as a linear settlement along the dike of the Grote Hollandse Waard.^[4]

The Dutch Reformed church dates from 1816 and was extended in 1867. The Catholic St John the Baptist church was built in 1951 and contains three 17th century Flemish paintings.^[4]

Lage Zwaluwe was home to 1,241 people in 1840.^[5] In 1866, the Lage Zwaluwe railway station opened. The original station building was destroyed in 1945. In 1950, a small building was constructed. It was demolished for the construction of HSL-Zuid, the high speed railway line. In 2003, a glass air bridge was built.^[6]

Lage Zwaluwe used to be part of the municipality of Hooge en Lage Zwaluwe. In 1996, it was merged into Drimmelen.^[5]

Gallery

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  Clergy house
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  Hotel
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  School
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  The old railway station

References

1. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
2. "Postcodetool for 4926AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
3. "Lage Zwaluwe (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 15 April 2022.
4. Chris Kolman & Ronald Stenvert (1997). Lage Zwaluwe (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 9945 6. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
5. "Lage Zwaluwe". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 15 April 2022.
6. "station Lage Zwaluwe". Stationweb (in Dutch). Retrieved 15 April 2022.