Babyloniënbroek

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Small village in rural area, at the heart of a region called the Land van "Heusden en Altena" between the big rivers (Rhine and Meuse). The name Babyloniënbroek is derived from Villa Babylonia, an outpost of a monastery near Heusden in the 8th century. The story goes that the monks jokingly chose this name because they found the locals so barbaric.
Wikipedia article: http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babyloniënbroek
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Coordinates:   51°44'34"N   5°1'30"E
This article was last modified 16 years ago