Babyloniënbroek
Located in Altena, North Brabant Coordinates: 51°44′36″ N 5°01′20″ E
- Population
- 422
- 422
- Elevation
- 2 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Amsterdam · UTC+01:00
About Babyloniënbroek
Babyloniënbroek is a village. Location: Altena, North Brabant. Population: 422. Elevation: 2 m.
Babyloniënbroek is a village in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is in the municipality of Altena, about 7 km northwest of the city of Waalwijk. Babyloniënbroek consists of a single street, and has about 400 inhabitants. The name Babylon has the suffix Broek added. 'Broek' is a word linked to the root of the English word, 'Brook' for stream or the springs of a stream, and the meaning in Dutch is very similar, meaning swamp or swampy. The village was first mentioned in 1131 as Babilonia.
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In comparison
- No. 17 of 22 places in Altena by population
- Nearest larger town: Meeuwen, 2 km SW
- 2 sights and natural places within 10 km Kasteel Dussen, Kasteel Nederhemert
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Kasteel Dussen Historic site, Altena3.8 km W -
Kasteel Nederhemert Historic site, Gemeente Zaltbommel9.2 km E -
Herzogenbusch Concentration Camp Historic site, Gemeente Vught18 km SE -
Kasteel Maurick Historic site, Gemeente Vught22 km SE -
Fort Isabella Historic site, Gemeente Vught20 km SE -
Patersberg Mountain, Sint-Michielsgestel Municipality22 km E
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