| Tienhoven | |
|---|---|
| Village | |
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 The village centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Tienhoven in the municipality of Maarssen. | |
| Coordinates: 52°10′9″N5°4′51″E / 52.16917°N 5.08083°E Coordinates: 52°10′9″N5°4′51″E / 52.16917°N 5.08083°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Utrecht |
| Municipality | Stichtse Vecht |
| Population (2004) | |
| • Total | 440 |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
Tienhoven is a village in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is a part of the municipality of Stichtse Vecht, and lies about 7 km north of Utrecht.
The Netherlands is a country located mainly in Northwestern Europe. The European portion of the Netherlands consists of twelve separate provinces that border Germany to the east, Belgium to the south, and the North Sea to the northwest, with maritime borders in the North Sea with Belgium, Germany and the United Kingdom. Including three island territories in the Caribbean Sea—Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba— it forms a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The official language is Dutch, but a secondary official language in the province of Friesland is West Frisian.
Utrecht is a province of the Netherlands. It is located in the centre of the country, bordering the Eemmeer in the north-east, the province of Gelderland in the east and south-east, the province of South Holland in the west and south-west and the province of North Holland in the north-west and north. With an area of approximately 1,400 square kilometres (540 sq mi), it is the smallest of the twelve Dutch provinces. Apart from its eponymous capital, major cities in the province are Amersfoort, Houten, Nieuwegein, Veenendaal, IJsselstein and Zeist.
Stichtse Vecht is a municipality of the Netherlands and lies in the northwestern part of the province of Utrecht.
Tienhoven was a separate municipality until 1957, when it was merged with Maarssen. [1]
Maarssen is a town in the middle of the Netherlands, in the province of Utrecht, along the river Vecht and the Amsterdam–Rhine Canal. The west of Maarssen is called Maarssen-Broek whereas the east is called Maarssen-Dorp. Both put together and joined by other small towns around provide the area of Maarssen.
In 2001, the village of Tienhoven had 158 inhabitants. The built-up area of the village was 0.044 km², and contained 52 residences. [2] The statistical area "Tienhoven", which also can include the peripheral parts of the village, as well as the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 460. [3]
