Laag-Nieuwkoop
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Laagnieuwkoop is a hamlet
in the Dutch
municipality of Stichtse Vecht
.
Between 1815 and 1942, Laagnieuwkoop was a separate municipality, consisting of the village, the nearby hamlet of Gieltjesdorp, and Zuideinde (the south end of Portengen
).
Hamlet (place)
A hamlet is usually a rural settlement which is too small to be considered a village, though sometimes the word is used for a different sort of community. Historically, when a hamlet became large enough to justify building a church, it was then classified as a village...
in the Dutch
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
municipality of Stichtse Vecht
Stichtse Vecht
Stichtse Vecht is a municipality of the Netherlands and lies in the northwestern part of the province of Utrecht.The municipality has about 63,000 inhabitants and covers an area of about 107 km²...
.
Between 1815 and 1942, Laagnieuwkoop was a separate municipality, consisting of the village, the nearby hamlet of Gieltjesdorp, and Zuideinde (the south end of Portengen
Portengen
Portengen is a hamlet in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is located in the municipality of Stichtse Vecht, 1 km northeast of Kockengen.Portengen was a separate municipality from 1818 to 1857, when it was merged with Breukelen-Nijenrode.-References:...
).