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Cabauw

Cabauw
Village
Houses and Jacobus Church in Cabauw
Houses and Jacobus Church in Cabauw
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The village centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Cabauw in the municipality of Lopik.
The village centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Cabauw in the municipality of Lopik.
Coordinates: 51°57′52″N 4°53′54″E / 51.96444°N 4.89833°E / 51.96444; 4.89833Coordinates: 51°57′52″N 4°53′54″E / 51.96444°N 4.89833°E / 51.96444; 4.89833
Country Netherlands
Province Utrecht (province)
Municipality Lopik
Population (2004)
 • Total 690
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)

Cabauw is a village in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is a part of the municipality of Lopik, and lies about 12 km southwest of IJsselstein. Cabauw consists of a small village centre, and a ribbon of farms along the Lopiker Wetering, between Zevender and Lopik.

In 2008, the village centre of Cabauw had 310 inhabitants. The built-up area of the village was 0.05 km², and contained 123 residences. The statistical district Cabauw, covering the village centre and the farms along the canal, has a population of around 690.

Cabauw used to be a separate municipality. In 1857, it became a part of the municipality of Willige Langerak, which in its turn was merged into Lopik in 1943.



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