Lage Zwaluwe is a village in the municipality Drimmelen , North Brabant , the Netherlands . The Lage Zwaluwe railway station and the Moerdijk bridges lie to the west of the village.
5-569: The village was first mentioned in as 1291 Zwaluwe, and means whirling, rushing river. Laag (lower) has been added by distinguish from Hooge Zwaluwe . Lage Zwaluwe developed as a linear settlement along the dike of the Grote Hollandse Waard . The Dutch Reformed church dates from 1816 and was extended in 1867. The Catholic St John the Baptist church was built in 1951 and contains three 17th century Flemish paintings. Lage Zwaluwe
10-533: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Hooge Zwaluwe Hooge Zwaluwe is a village in the Dutch province of North Brabant . It is located in the municipality of Drimmelen , about 3.5 km north-west of Made . The village was first mentioned in 1291 as Zwaluwe, and refers to a river ( Grote Hollandse Waard ). The etymology is based on the verb to swell (to become bigger). Hooge (high) has been added to distinguish from Lage Zwaluwe . During
15-593: The St. Elizabeth flood of 1421, the polders were flooded by the Grote Hollandse Waard. In the 16th century, a new western dike was built and Hooge Zwaluwe started to develop along the dike. South of the centre, there is a concentration of houses around the Catholic church. The Dutch Reformed church was built next to the dike between 1639 and 1641. In 1910, it was damaged by fire. A little open square tower
20-502: Was constructed on top of the church. The Catholic St Willibrordus Church is an aisleless church in Gothic Revival style built in 1865. The tower was enlarged between 1919 and 1920. The church was decommissioned in 2013 and has been converted into a restaurant. The grist mill Zeldenrust was built in 1866. The wind mill was restored to working order between 1994 and 1997. The wind mill grinds on voluntary basis. Hooge Zwaluwe
25-525: Was home to 1,241 people in 1840. In 1866, the Lage Zwaluwe railway station opened. The original station building was destroyed in 1945. In 1950, a small building was constructed. It was demolished for the construction of HSL-Zuid , the high speed railway line. In 2003, a glass air bridge was built. Lage Zwaluwe used to be part of the municipality of Hooge en Lage Zwaluwe . In 1996, it was merged into Drimmelen . This North Brabant location article
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