Baambrugge

Town in Utrecht, Netherlands

52°14′46″N 4°59′19″E / 52.24611°N 4.98861°E / 52.24611; 4.98861CountryNetherlandsProvinceUtrechtMunicipalityDe Ronde VenenPopulation

(2007)

• Total1,100Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Baambrugge is a village on the river Angstel in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is a part of the municipality of De Ronde Venen and lies about 14 km southeast of Amsterdam. In 2001 the village of Baambrugge had 925 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 0.21 km² and contained 365 residences.^[1] The statistical area "Baambrugge", which also can include the peripheral parts of the village, as well as the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 1000.^[2]

History

The village used to be a separate municipality, under the name Abcoude-Baambrugge. In 1941, it merged with Abcoude-Proosdij to form the municipality Abcoude.

The Beach Boys recorded their 1973 album Holland in Baambrugge, using a reconstructed studio sent from California.

The town used to have many small shops but only one is still there.

References

^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001 Archived 2007-01-24 at the Wayback Machine. (Statistics are for the continuous built-up area).
^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Statline: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2003-2005 Archived 1999-04-27 at the Wayback Machine. As of 1 January 2005.