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Breukelen (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈbrøːkələ(n)] ⓘ) is a town and former municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of Utrecht. It is situated to the northwest of Utrecht , along the river Vecht and close to the lakes of the Loosdrechtse Plassen, an area of natural and tourist interest.
Breukelen Houses ( / ˈbrʊklaɪn / BRUUK-lyne ), also known as Breukelen or Brookline Projects, is a large housing complex maintained in Canarsie, Brooklyn, by the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA). Its main office is located at 618 East 108th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11236.
Breuckelen. A Tour of New Netherland. Long Island. Breuckelen (Brooklyn) In 1636, about twelve years after Dutch settlers began to establish the community of New Amsterdam at the southern tip of Manhattan Island, a handful of pioneers among them spread across the East River to set up plantations on the western-most edge of Long Island.
New York. BROOKLYN, BROOKLAND, BREUCKELEN, NEW YORK. A Dutch settlement on the western tip of Long Island, organized into a town in 1646, four years after the settlement had become known as The Ferry. Its name evolved from the Dutch word meaning marshland. (There were numerous variations of the Dutch spelling.)
Nestled along the tranquil banks of the Vecht River in the Netherlands, Breukelen is a picturesque town with a rich historical and cultural heritage. Just a stone’s throw away from the bustling city of Amsterdam, Breukelen offers a delightful escape into the country’s past.
Named after the Dutch town of Breukelen in the Netherlands, Brooklyn shares a border with the borough of Queens. It has several bridge and tunnel connections to the borough of Manhattan, across the East River, and is connected to Staten Island by way of the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge.
Breukelen is a former municipality in the Dutch province of Utrecht. Since 2011, it has been part of the new municipality of Stichtse Vecht . Nyenrode Business University. Categories: 21st-century disestablishments in the Netherlands. Settlements in Utrecht (province)
