Sluipwijk is a village in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is a part of the former municipality of Reeuwijk, and lies about 3 km northeast of Gouda. The villages is surrounded by the lakes of the Reeuwijkse Plassen.
The village was first mentioned between 1280 and 1287 as slupewiic. The etymology is unclear.[2] Sluipwijk is a linear settlement inside the Reeuwijkse Plassen, a lake area which developed as a result of the peat excavation in the area.[3]
Sluipwijk was a separate municipality until 1870, when it became part of Reeuwijk. In 1821, Wiltenburg had been added to Sluipwijk.[4]
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Dutch Reformed church -
Draw bridge -
House in Sluipwijk
References
- ^ a b c “Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021”. Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
- ^ “Sluipwijk – (geografische naam)”. Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 May 2022.
- ^ “Sluipwijk”. Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 May 2022.
- ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.