Lage Zwaluwe

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Lage Zwaluwe
Village
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Lage Zwaluwe
Location in the province of North Brabant in the Netherlands
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Lage Zwaluwe
Lage Zwaluwe (Netherlands)
Coordinates: 51°42′29″N4°42′12″E / 51.70806°N 4.70333°E / 51.70806; 4.70333 Coordinates: 51°42′29″N4°42′12″E / 51.70806°N 4.70333°E / 51.70806; 4.70333
Country Netherlands
Province North Brabant
Municipality Drimmelen
Area
[1]
 • Total23.58 km2 (9.10 sq mi)
Elevation
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1.2 m (3.9 ft)
Population
 (2021) [1]
 • Total4,110
 • Density170/km2 (450/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
4926 [1]
Dialing code 0168

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.

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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]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "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. 1 2 Chris Kolman & Ronald Stenvert (1997). Lage Zwaluwe (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN   90 400 9945 6 . Retrieved 15 April 2022.
  5. 1 2 "Lage Zwaluwe". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 15 April 2022.
  6. ↑ "station Lage Zwaluwe". Stationweb (in Dutch). Retrieved 15 April 2022.
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