Utrechtse Heuvelrug

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Utrechtse Heuvelrug
Municipality
Utrechtse Heuvelrug bij Amerongen.jpg
Utrecht Hill Ridge
Utrechtse Heuvelrug vlag.svg
Flag
Utrechtse Heuvelrug wapen.svg
Coat of arms
Map - NL - Municipality code 1581 (2009).svg
Location in Utrecht
Coordinates: 52°2′N5°21′E / 52.033°N 5.350°E / 52.033; 5.350
Country Netherlands
Province Utrecht
Established1 January 2006 [1]
Government
[2]
 • Body Municipal council
 •  Mayor Frits Naafs (VVD)
Area
[3]
 • Total133.94 km2 (51.71 sq mi)
 • Land132.01 km2 (50.97 sq mi)
 • Water1.93 km2 (0.75 sq mi)
Elevation
[4]
7 m (23 ft)
Population
 (January 2021) [5]
 • Total49,946
 • Density378/km2 (980/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode
3940–3941, 3950–3959, 3970–3972
Area code 0343
Website www.heuvelrug.nl

Utrechtse Heuvelrug (Dutch: [ˈytrɛxtsəˈɦøːvəlrʏx] ⓘ ; English: "Utrecht Hill Ridge") is a municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of Utrecht. It was formed on 1 January 2006 by merging the former municipalities of Amerongen, Doorn, Driebergen-Rijsenburg, Leersum, and Maarn.

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Name

The name of the municipality is derived from the Utrecht Hill Ridge, a ridge of sandhills that covers part of the province of Utrecht. All the former municipalities that merged into Utrechtse Heuvelrug are situated on the southern part of this ridge. In this southern part lies the Utrechtse Heuvelrug National Park, that covers 6,000 ha (15,000 acres) and was established in 2003.

Population centres

The municipality of Utrechtse Heuvelrug consists of the following cities, towns, villages and/or districts: Amerongen, Darthuizen, Doorn, Driebergen-Rijsenburg, Leersum, Maarn, Maarsbergen, Overberg.

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Dutch topographic map of the municipality of Utrechtse Heuvelrug, June 2015

Transportation

Railway stations: Driebergen-Zeist, Maarn

Twin towns

Notable people

Portrait of Frederick of Nassau-Zuylestein, ca. 1675 Portrait of Frederick of Nassau-Zuylestein attributed to Jan de Baan.jpg
Portrait of Frederick of Nassau-Zuylestein, ca. 1675
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Louis Beel, 1945

Public thinking & public service

Gratia Schimmelpenninck van der Oye, 1930 Gratia Schimmelpenninck van der Oye (1).jpg
Gratia Schimmelpenninck van der Oye, 1930
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Claudia Belderbos, 2009

The arts

Sport

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References

  1. ↑ "Gemeentelijke indeling op 1 januari 2006" [Municipal divisions on 1 January 2006]. cbs.nl (in Dutch). CBS . Retrieved 9 April 2014.
  2. ↑ "College van B&W" [Board of mayor and aldermen] (in Dutch). Gemeente Utrechtse Heuvelrug. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
  3. ↑ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  4. ↑ "Postcodetool for 3941HV". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
  5. ↑ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  6. ↑ IMDb Database retrieved 31 August 2019
  7. ↑ IMDb Database retrieved 31 August 2019


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