Zwartebroek

Zwartebroek
Village
De Turfsteker, famous statue in Zwartebroek
Zwartebroek Location in the Netherlands Show map of Gelderland Zwartebroek Zwartebroek (Netherlands) Show map of Netherlands
Coordinates: 52°10′41″N5°30′21″E / 52.17806°N 5.50583°E / 52.17806; 5.50583
Country	Netherlands
Province	Gelderland
Municipality	Barneveld
Area [1]
• Total	7.17 km2 (2.77 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	7 m (23 ft)
Population  (2021) [1]
• Total	1,440
• Density	200/km2 (520/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	3785 [1]
Dialing code	0342
Website	http://www.terbroek.nl/

Zwartebroek is a village in the municipality of Barneveld in the Dutch province of Gelderland. ^[3]

The village is situated on the Veluwe. It lies north of Terschuur and east of Hoevelaken. Like its neighbour Nijkerkerveen, Zwartebroek was founded as a result of the peat extraction in the area. ^[3]

In 1840, it was home to 596 people. In 1850, a church was built in the village. ^[4]

Etymology

The name Zwartebroek is a combination of the words zwart and broek. Broek is the Dutch term for wet or swampy land. Zwart is the Dutch word for black and might be a reference to the dark color of the land. Broek is also the Dutch word for trousers, but this common translation is incorrect. ^[5]

References

1. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
2. "Postcodetool for 3785KD". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
3. Zwartebroek, Plaatselijk Belang Zwartebroek Terschuur, retrieved: 27 February 2019
4. "Zwartebroek". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 24 May 2022. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
5. Etymologie Zwartebroek, Etymologiebank, retrieved: 27 February 2019