Bodegraven-Reeuwijk (Dutch pronunciation:[ˌboːdəɣraːvə(n) ˈreːuʋɛik]) is a municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland with a population of 34,462 in 2019. It was established by a merger of Bodegraven and Reeuwijk on 1 January 2011. The municipality covers 88.64km2 (34.22sqmi) of which 13.26km2 (5.12sqmi) is water.
Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Bodegraven-Reeuwijk, June 2015.
Paedophilia rumours
In 2020, false allegations were circulated online, that in the 1980s the town had been the site of the sexual abuse and murder of a number of children. In 2022, this led the town's authorities to take legal action to have the allegations removed from Twitter.[6] The council lost the case.[7]
Notable people
Pieter Verhoek (1633 in Bodegraven – 1702) a Dutch Golden Age poet and painter.
Dominicus van Tol (ca.1635 in Bodegraven – 1676) a Dutch Golden Age painter
Gijsbert Verhoek (1644 in Bodegraven – 1690) a Dutch Golden Age painter.
Johan Zoutman (1724 in Reeuwijk – 1793) a Dutch naval figure and Rear Admiral
Jan Ceton (1875 in Bodegraven – 1943) a Dutch left-wing politician
Maarten de Niet Gerritzoon (1904 in Bodegraven – 1979) a Dutch politician
Jacob Korevaar (born 1923 in Lange Ruige Weide) a Dutch mathematician and academic
Arnold Merkies (born 1968 in Bodegraven) a Dutch politician
Sport
Jaap Beije (1927 in Bodegraven – 2013) a Dutch rower, competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Ria van Velsen (born 1939 in Bodegraven) a retired Dutch artistic gymnast who participated in the 1960 Summer Olympics
Marjorie van de Bunt (born 1968 in Reeuwijk) a Dutch Paralympian athlete competing in Biathlon and Cross-country skiing
"Burgermeester"[Mayor]. Bestuur en organisatie (in Dutch). Gemeente Bodegraven-Reeuwijk. Archived from the original on 30 December 2012. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
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