Woubrugge

Woubrugge is a village in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is located about 10 km east of the city of Leiden, in the municipality of Kaag en Braassem.

Woubrugge
Village
View on Woubrugge
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Coordinates: 52°10′N 4°38′E
Country	Netherlands
Province	South Holland
Municipality	Kaag en Braassem
Area [1]
• Total	1.09 km2 (0.42 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	−1.8 m (−5.9 ft)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	2,970
• Density	2,700/km2 (7,100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	2481[1]
Dialing code	0172
Major roads	N446 N207

History

The village was first mentioned in 1493 as Woubregge, and means "bridge over the Woudwetering". The Woutbroeke mentioned in 1252 is a different settlement.^[3] Woubrugge started as a peat excavation settlement, but turned into a linear agricultural settlement along the Woudwetering.^[4]

The Dutch Reformed church is a pseudo cruciform church between 1652 and 1653 and designed by Pieter Post. It has a twelve sided ridge turret with needle spire.^[4]

Woubrugge was home to 932 people in 1840.^[5] It was a separate municipality until 1991, when it became part of Jacobswoude.^[6] In 2009, it became part of the municipality of Kaag en Braassem.^[5]

Notable residents

• Hans Vijlbrief, born 17 August 1963, lives in Woubrugge, civil servant, economist, and State Secretary for Finance
• Henk Angenent, born 1 November 1967, lives in Woubrugge, former professional ice skater.
• Margot Boer, born 7 August 1985, professional ice skater, winner of two bronze medals on 2014 Winter Olympics.

Gallery

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  Church of Woubrugge
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  Canal view
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  Houses in Woubrugge
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  House in Woubrugge

References

1. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 4 May 2022. two entries
2. "Postcodetool for 2481AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. 24 July 2019. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
3. "Woubrugge - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 4 May 2022.
4. Ronald Stenvert & Sabine Broekhoven (2004). "Strijen" (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90-400-9034-3. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
5. "Woubrugge". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 4 May 2022.
6. Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.