Sluipwijk

Sluipwijk
Village
Farm in Sluipwijk
Sluipwijk
Location in the province of South Holland in the Netherlands
Sluipwijk
Location in the Netherlands
Coordinates: 52°02′19″N 4°44′31″E / 52.03861°N 4.74194°E / 52.03861; 4.74194
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceSouth Holland
MunicipalityBodegraven-Reeuwijk
Area
 • Total
5.02 km2 (1.94 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total
405
 • Density81/km2 (210/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
2811[1]
Dialing code0182

Sluipwijk is a village in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is a part of the former municipality of Reeuwijk, and lies about 3 km northeast of Gouda. The villages is surrounded by the lakes of the Reeuwijkse Plassen.

The village was first mentioned between 1280 and 1287 as slupewiic. The etymology is unclear.[2] Sluipwijk is a linear settlement inside the Reeuwijkse Plassen, a lake area which developed as a result of the peat excavation in the area.[3]

Sluipwijk was a separate municipality until 1870, when it became part of Reeuwijk. In 1821, Wiltenburg had been added to Sluipwijk.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Sluipwijk - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 May 2022.
  3. ^ "Sluipwijk". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 May 2022.
  4. ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.