Editing Breukelen (section)

== History ==

Breukelen's history dates back to the [[7th century]], when it was a village named Attingahem. Around the year 720, the first wooden church was built in the village by [[Saint Boniface]]. In the [[8th century]], a Frisian nobleman named Atte established a settlement there, constructing a fortified farm named the Breukelerhof.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Het dorp breukelen in lang vervlogen dagen - Histkringbreukelen.nl |url=https://www.histkringbreukelen.nl/ |access-date=2023-06-27 |website=www.histkringbreukelen.nl}}</ref>

During the 17th century, many wealthy [[Amsterdam]] merchant families built their [[Buitenplaats|mansions]] along the river Vecht. In the [[Rampjaar|Disaster Year]] (1672) the village and its vicinity were severely damaged by warfare, if not looted and burned by the French.<ref>{{cite web |author=Prins |first=Linda |date=2022-02-14 |title=De buitenplaatsen van Breukelen in het rampjaar (The mansions in Breukelen in the Disaster Year) |url=https://dagvanhetkasteel.nl/de-buitenplaatsen-van-breukelen-in-het-rampjaar/ |website=Dag van het kasteel |language=Dutch}}</ref>

On 1 January 2011, Breukelen merged with [[Loenen, Utrecht|Loenen]] and [[Maarssen]] to form [[Stichtse Vecht]].

The [[New York City]] borough of [[Brooklyn]] in the United States is named after Breukelen (see [[History of Brooklyn]]).