Berkenwoude
Dorp in South Holland, Netherlands
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Berkenwoude is a village in the Netherlands, in the municipality of Krimpenerwaard. Until 1985, it was a separate municipality, when it became part of Bergambacht. Now it's a part of the Krimpenerwaard. The village has approximately 1,500 inhabitants and it is situated in the middle of the Krimpenerwaard.
Berkenwoude | |
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dorp | |
The Reformed Church (Nederlands Hervormde Kerk) of Berkenwoude | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Interactive map of Berkenwoude | |
| Coordinates: 51°56′43″N 4°42′32″E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | South Holland |
| Municipality | Krimpenerwaard |
| Population (2004) | |
• Total | 1,510 |
The earliest attestation of Berkenwoude in surviving documents dates to 1326, when it was called Bercou.
In 1750, a tornado took place at the village of Berkoude in South Holland, according to a survey of 244 tornadoes in Europe between 1456 and 1913, collected in Wind- und Wasserhosen in Europa (1917) by German meteorologist Alfred Wegener.[1]
