Breukelen

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Coordinates: 52°11′N 5°00′E / 52.18, 5
Breukelen
Image:Dutch Municipality Breukelen 2006.png
Country	Netherlands
Province	Utrecht
Area (2006)
- Total	48.65 km² (18.8 sq mi)
- Land	44.48 km² (17.2 sq mi)
- Water	4.17 km² (1.6 sq mi)
Population (1 January, 2007)
- Total	14,635
- Density	329/km² (852.1/sq mi)
	Source: CBS, Statline.
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
- Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Website: www.breukelen.nl

Image:Ltspkr.pngBreukelen is a municipality and town in the Netherlands, in the province of Utrecht. It is situated to the north west of Utrecht, along the river Vecht and close to the Loosdrechtse Plassen, an area of lakes and great natural beauty. During the 17th century a number of Amsterdam merchant families built opulent mansions along the river near Breukelen.

There is a large Van der Valk (Hotel Breukelen) hotel, the façade of which is in the Chinese style. Universiteit Nyenrode is located in Breukelen.

The borough of Brooklyn in New York City is named after Breukelen (see History of Brooklyn).

1 Population centres
2 References
3 See also
4 External links

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The municipality of Breukelen consists of the following villages: Breukelen, Kockengen, and Nieuwer Ter Aa.

[edit] References

Statistics are taken from the SDU Staatscourant

[edit] See also

The famous Dutch film actor Rutger Hauer was born in Breukelen.

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v • d • e Utrecht Province
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v • d • e Populated places in the municipality of Breukelen Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg
Villages	Breukelen \| Kockengen \| Nieuwer-Ter-Aa
Hamlets	Gieltjesdorp \| Kortrijk \| Laagnieuwkoop \| Noordeinde \| Oud-Aa \| Oukoop \| Portengen \| Portengense Brug \| Scheendijk \| Spengen \| Zuideinde