Breukelen is a municipality and a town in the central Netherlands.
Population centres
Breukelen, Gieltjesdorp, Kockengen, Kortrijk, Laagnieuwkoop, Nieuwer Ter Aa, Oud Aa, Oukoop, Portengen, Portengense Brug, Scheendijk, and Spengen.
The Amsterdam-Rhine Canal passes Breukelen.
Breukelen has a railway station.
There is a large Van der Valk hotel, externally in Chinese style.
Universiteit Nyenrode is located in Breukelen.
The name of Brooklyn, New York, USA, originates from Breukelen (see also the "History" section of the Brooklyn article).
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Last updated: 08-31-2005 14:32:54
