Stichtse Vecht

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Stichtse Vecht
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The Vecht river through Maarssen
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Stichtse Vecht wapen.svg
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Location in Utrecht
Coordinates: 52°9′N5°2′E / 52.150°N 5.033°E / 52.150; 5.033
Country Netherlands
Province Utrecht
Established1 January 2011 [1]
Government
[2]
  Body Municipal council
   Mayor Ap Reinders
Area
[3]
  Total106.82 km2 (41.24 sq mi)
  Land96.10 km2 (37.10 sq mi)
  Water10.72 km2 (4.14 sq mi)
Elevation
[4]
1 m (3 ft)
Population
 (January 2021) [5]
  Total65,108
  Density678/km2 (1,760/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode
1393, 3600–3612, 3620–3622, 3626–3634
Area code 0294, 0346
Website www.stichtsevecht.nl

Stichtse Vecht is a municipality of the Netherlands and lies in the northwestern part of the province of Utrecht.

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The municipality has about 63,000 inhabitants and covers an area of about 107 km² (41 sq mi).

Stichtse Vecht has been newly formed by a merger of the municipalities of Breukelen (in the west), Maarssen (in the east) and Loenen (in the north) on 1 January 2011. [6]

Geography

Stichtse Vecht is situated north of the city of Utrecht, in an area called the Vechtstreek . It is near sea level and is mostly rural with many pastures.

Within its boundaries lay the Maarsseveense Plassen, which are recreational lakes. Northeast it borders the Loosdrechtse Plassen, also recreational lakes, which lay in neighbouring municipality of Wijdemeren.

The Amsterdam–Rhine Canal and the river Vecht crosses the municipality from south to north.

Topography

Nijenrode Castle in Breukelen Nijnerode.jpg
Nijenrode Castle in Breukelen
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View of Breukelen

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Dutch Topographic map of Stichtse Vecht, June 2015

History

The municipality contains many stately homes ( buitenplaatsen ) and several castles, like Nijenrode Castle, Slot Zuylen and Huis te Mijnden.

Transportation

The A2 motorway crosses the municipality from south to north.

There are two railway stations:

Population centers

Politics

Municipal council

The municipal council consists of the following parties: [7]

Political partySeats
VVD 8
CDA 5
Maarssen20004
D66 3
PvdA 3
GroenLinks 2
ChristenUnie-SGP 2
Streekbelangen2
Het Vechtse Verbond2
Breukelen Beweegt1
Maarssen Natuurlijk1
Total33

Executive board

VVD, CDA, D66, ChristenUnie-SGP, Streekbelangen and Het Vechtse Verbond have formed a coalition. Together they have 22 seats. Members of the executive board are: [8]

Mayor:

Aldermen:

Notable people

Isabelle de Charriere, 1771 Isabelle de Charriere - Quentin de La Tour.jpg
Isabelle de Charrière, 1771
Rutger Hauer, 2018 Rutger Hauer (2018).jpg
Rutger Hauer, 2018

The arts

Public thinking & public service

Sport

Annemieke Kiesel, 2010 AnnemiekeKiesel.jpg
Annemieke Kiesel, 2010

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