Blauwkapel

Coordinates: 52°6′41″N 5°8′49″E / 52.11139°N 5.14694°E / 52.11139; 5.14694
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Blauwkapel
Hamlet
Postal code
3566[1]
Dialing code030[1]

Blauwkapel is a

city of Utrecht.[2]

It was first mentioned in 1575 Den blaucapel, and means blue chapel which was a privately owned chapel of the Van Wijck family which was painted blue.

Blauwkapel is not a statistical entity,[6] and the postal authorities have placed it under Utrecht.[1] It has its own place name signs. In 1840, it was home to 267 people. Blauwkapel forms a single urban area with the city of Utrecht, and consists of about 80 houses.[2]

Gallery

  • Interior of the "Blue Chapel", after which the village is named.
    Interior of the "Blue Chapel", after which the village is named.
  • Fort Blauwkapel
    Fort Blauwkapel
  • House in Blauwkapel
    House in Blauwkapel
  • Houses in Blauwkapel
    Houses in Blauwkapel

References

  1. ^ a b c "Postcode 3566 in Utrecht". Postcode bij adres (in Dutch). Retrieved 28 March 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Blauwkapel". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 28 March 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Blauwkapel - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 28 March 2022.
  4. ^ "Voordorp - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 28 March 2022.
  5. . Retrieved 28 March 2022.
  6. ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 28 March 2022. not found

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