Lopik

Lopik () is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of Utrecht, close to the Lek river.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Lopik
Settlement.settlement_type: Municipality
Settlement.image_skyline: Polsbroek 2.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Canal through Polsbroek
Settlement.image_flag: Lopik vlag.svg
Settlement.flag_size: 100x67px
Settlement.image_shield: Lopik wapen.svg
Settlement.shield_size: 100x80px
Settlement.image_map: Map - NL - Municipality code 0331 (2009).svg
Settlement.map_alt: Highlighted position of Lopik in a municipal map of Utrecht
Settlement.map_caption: Location in Utrecht
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Netherlands
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Utrecht
Settlement.governing_body: Municipal council
Settlement.leader_party: CDA
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor

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Lopik () is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of Utrecht, close to the Lek river.

== History == Lopik lies within the Lopikerwaard region, which used to be occupied by swamps and forests until the area was cultivated in the eleventh century. Lopik was first mentioned as "Lobeke" in 1155 CE. Most of the population settled along the canals that were used for transport and drainage (and which are still used for the latter purpose). It was not until after World War II that villages in the area were expanded beyond the original ribbons of buildings, and Lopik remains a well-known example of a linear settlement within the Netherlands.

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