Benschop is a village in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is a part of the municipality of Lopik, and lies about 4 km west of IJsselstein. Benschop is an extremely long village: apart from a relatively compact town centre, it consists of a long ribbon (over 8 km long) of houses (mainly farms) on both sides of the Benschopsche Wetering. Until 1989, Benschop was a separate municipality.
History
The village was first mentioned between 1280 and 1287 as benscop, and means "(peat) concession of Ben (person)".[3] Excavation of the peat started in the 11th and 12th century.[4] Benschop used to be part of the Prince-Bishopric of Utrecht. In 1285, the village became part of Holland.[5]
The Dutch Reformed Church dates from around 1500, but has 13th century elements. Huis Snellenburg was a manor house built around 1700. It was redeveloped into a farm, however the interior and the carriage house remain.[4] In 1805, Benschop was returned to Utrecht. In 1840, it was home to 1,415 people. Benschop used to be an independent municipality. In 1989, it was merged into Lopik.[5]
Gallery
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House in Benschop -
Farm in Benschop -
The bear of Benschop by Inez van Dijk -
Huis Snellenburg (1839)
References
- ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
two entries
- ^ "Postcodetool for 3405AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
- ^ "Benschop - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 28 March 2022.
- ^ a b Ronald Stenvert & Chris Kolman (1996). "Benschop" (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 9757 7. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
- ^ a b "Benschop". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 28 March 2022.
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