Breedeveen

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'''Breedeveen''' is a hamlet in the municipality [[Utrechtse Heuvelrug]], in the [[Netherlands|Dutch]] province [[Utrecht (province)|Utrecht]]. It lies in a forest north of the village of [[Leersum]], on the road from Leersum to [[Woudenberg]].

The hamlet was first mentioned in 1899 Breedeveen, and means "wide bog".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://etymologiebank.nl/trefwoord/breedeveen |title=Breedeveen - (geografische naam) |website=Etymologiebank |access-date=27 March 2022 |language=nl}}</ref> It is not a statistical entity,<ref name="stat">{{cite web |url=https://www.cbs.nl/-/media/_excel/2021/48/kwb-2021.xls |title=Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 |website=Central Bureau of Statistics |access-date=27 March 2022|quote=not found}}</ref> and the postal authorities have placed it under [[Woudenberg]].<ref name="post">{{cite web|url=https://postcodebijadres.nl/3931 |title=Postcode 3931 in Woudenberg |website=Postcode bij adres |access-date=27 March 2022 |language=nl}}</ref> There are no place name signs. Breedeveen consists of about 25 houses.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.plaatsengids.nl/breedeveen |title=Breedeveen |website=Plaatsengids |access-date=27 March 2022 |language=nl}}</ref> The nature area Breeveen is located near the hamlet, and is a mixture for forest and heath.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://utrechtslandschap.nl/natuurgebieden/breeveen/meer-informatie |title=Meer informatie Breeveen |website=Utrechts landschap |access-date=27 March 2022 |language=nl}}</ref>

[[File:Breeveen 3.jpg|thumb|left|Nature area Breeveen]]

== References == {{Reflist}}

[[Category:Populated places in Utrecht (province)]] [[Category:Utrechtse Heuvelrug]]