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Driebergen
Driebergen (Utrecht (province))
Coordinates: 52°3′0″N5°17′0″E / 52.05000°N 5.28333°E / 52.05000; 5.28333
Country Netherlands
Province Utrecht
Municipality Utrechtse Heuvelrug

Driebergen is a former village and municipality in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is first mentioned as Thriberghen in 1159. [1] The former municipality of Driebergen existed until 1931, when it merged with Rijsenburg, to create the new municipality of Driebergen-Rijsenburg. [2] In later years, due to growth of the villages of Driebergen and Rijsenburg, the villages themselves also merged, to become the single town of Driebergen-Rijsenburg. Since 2006, Driebergen-Rijsenburg has been part of the new municipality of Utrechtse Heuvelrug.Driebergen-Rijsenburg also houses the Driebergen Forest and Rijsenburg Forest in which the renowned Heidetuin is also located.

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  1. ↑ Hans Sleeuwenhoek en Henk Jan Derksen, "van boerengehucht tot forensendorp",De Stichtse/Drukkerij De Jong,2009. "Aflevering 02: Over heren, boeren en de schapen - Driebergs Dorpsfeest". Archived from the original on 2014-04-29. Retrieved 2014-04-29.
  2. ↑ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, "Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten", KNAW, 2006. "KNAW > Publicaties > Detailpagina". Archived from the original on 2007-02-20. Retrieved 2009-12-03.


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