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Breukelen (population: 14,259) is a town in the central Netherlands, in the province of Utrecht. The municipality covers an area of 48.64 km² (of which 2.71 km² is water).
The municipality of Breukelen also includes the following towns, villages and townships: Gieltjesdorp, Kockengen, Kortrijk, Laagnieuwkoop, Nieuwer Ter Aa, Oud Aa, Oukoop, Portengen, Portengense Brug, Scheendijk, and Spengen.
The Amsterdam-Rhine Canal passes Breukelen.
Breukelen has a train station.
There is a big Van Der Valk hotel, externally Chinese style.
The name of Brooklyn, New York, USA, originates from Breukelen (see also Kings County, New York, History section).
