Breukelen


 
 

Breukelen is a municipality and a town in the central Netherlands. It is situated in the touristy Vecht area. During the 17th century a number of Amsterdam merchant families built their vast residences near Breukelen.

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Breukelen, Kockengen, Nieuwer Ter Aa

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The Amsterdam-Rhine Canal passes Breukelen.

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Breukelen has a railway station.

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There is a large Van der Valk hotel, externally in Chinese style.


 

Municipality: A municipality or "general-purpose district" (compare with: "special-purpose district") is an administrative local area generally composed of a clearly defined territory and commonly referring to a city, town, or village government....

Netherlands: The Netherlands (Dutch: Nederland; IPA pronunciation: /"ne:d?rlant/) is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands that is formed by the Netherlands, the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba.(Dutch: Koninkrijk der Nederlanden). The Netherlands is a parliamentary democracy under a constitutional m...

Vecht: Vecht is the name of two Dutch rivers:...

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