Gerverscop

Gerverscop
Hamlet

The statistical district of Gerverscop in the municipality of Woerden.
Coordinates: 52°06′58″N 4°56′58″E / 52.11611°N 4.94944°E / 52.11611; 4.94944Coordinates: 52°06′58″N 4°56′58″E / 52.11611°N 4.94944°E / 52.11611; 4.94944
Country Netherlands
Province Utrecht
Municipality Woerden
Population (2007)
  Total 150
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)

Gerverscop is a hamlet in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is a part of the municipality of Woerden, and lies about 5 km northeast of Woerden. Until 1857, it was a separate municipality; it then was joined to the municipality of Harmelen.[1]

The former municipality consisted of the polders Gerverscop and Breudijk, north of Harmelen. In the 19th century, it had about 160 inhabitants, 120 of which in the polder Gerverscop.[2] The current statistical district "Gerverscop", which covers the hamlet and the surrounding polder, has a population of around 150.[3]

References

  1. Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, "Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten", KNAW, 2006.
  2. Abraham Jacob van der Aa, "Aardrijkskundig woordenboek der Nederlanden", vol. 4 (E-G), 1843.
  3. Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Statline: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2003-2005 . As of 1 January 2005.


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