Woubrugge
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| settlement_type = Village
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| subdivision_name1 = South Holland
| subdivision_type2 = Municipality
| subdivision_name2 = Kaag en Braassem
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| area_total_km2 = 1.09
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| population_total = 2,970
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| area_code = 0172
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Woubrugge is a village in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is located about 10 km east of the city of Leiden, in the municipality of Kaag en Braassem.
History
The village was first mentioned in 1493 as Woubregge, and means "bridge over the Woudwetering". The Woutbroeke mentioned in 1252 is a different settlement.{{cite web|url=https://etymologiebank.nl/trefwoord/woubrugge |title=Woubrugge - (geografische naam) |website=Etymologiebank |access-date=4 May 2022 |language=nl}} Woubrugge started as a peat excavation settlement, but turned into a linear agricultural settlement along the Woudwetering.{{cite news|url=https://www.dbnl.org/tekst/sten009monu10_01/sten009monu10_01_0169.php |title=Strijen |author=Ronald Stenvert & Sabine Broekhoven |publisher=Waanders |location=Zwolle |year=2004 |isbn=90-400-9034-3 |language=nl |access-date=4 May 2022}}
The Dutch Reformed church is a pseudo cruciform church between 1652 and 1653 and designed by Pieter Post. It has a twelve sided ridge turret with needle spire.
Woubrugge was home to 932 people in 1840. It was a separate municipality until 1991, when it became part of Jacobswoude.{{Repertorium Nederlandse Gemeenten}} In 2009, it became part of the municipality of Kaag en Braassem.{{cite web|url=https://www.plaatsengids.nl/woubrugge |title=Woubrugge |website=Plaatsengids |access-date=4 May 2022 |language=nl}}
Notable residents
- Henk Angenent, former professional ice skater. Lives in Woubrugge
- Margot Boer, professional ice skater, winner of two bronze medals on 2014 Winter Olympics.
- Joey Kesting, professional footballer who currently plays for RKC Waalwijk.
- Hans Vijlbrief, civil servant, economist, and minister of finance from 2020 – 2022.{{Cite web |last=Zaken |first=Ministerie van Algemene |date=2017-10-26 |title=Kabinet-Rutte III (2017-2022) - Regering - Rijksoverheid.nl |url=https://www.rijksoverheid.nl/regering/over-de-regering/kabinetten-sinds-1945/kabinet-rutte-iii |access-date=2025-01-17 |website=www.rijksoverheid.nl |language=nl-NL}} Lives in Woubrugge.
Gallery
Woubrugge kerk.jpg|Church of Woubrugge
File:20170422 132751 woubrugge.jpg|Canal view
File:Netherlands, Kaag en Braassem, Woubrugge (3).JPG|Houses in Woubrugge
File:Netherlands, Kaag en Braassem, Woubrugge (9).JPG|House in Woubrugge
References
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{{Dutch municipality Kaag en Braassem}}
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Category:Populated places in South Holland
Category:Former municipalities of South Holland
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