Maarssen (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈmaːrsə(n)] (listen)) 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[1] whereas the east is called Maarssen-Dorp. Both put together and joined by other small towns around provide the area of Maarssen.

Maarssen
Town and former municipality
Flag Coat of arms
Coordinates: 52.135144°N 5.041297°E / 52.135144; 5.041297
Country	Netherlands
Province	Utrecht
Municipality	Stichtse Vecht
Area (2006)
• Total	30.86 km2 (11.92 sq mi)
• Land	27.20 km2 (10.50 sq mi)
• Water	3.66 km2 (1.41 sq mi)
Population  (1 January 2007)
• Total	39,363
• Density	1,447/km2 (3,750/sq mi)
	Source: CBS, Statline.
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Website	www.stichtsevecht.nl

On 1 January 2011 Maarssen merged with the councils of Breukelen and Loenen to become Stichtse Vecht.

Population centres

The former municipality of Maarssen consisted of the following cities, towns, villages and/or districts:

• Maarssen (colloquially "Maarssen-dorp") and Maarssen-Broek
• Maarssenbroek
• Maarsseveen
• Molenpolder
• Oud-Maarsseveen
• Oud-Zuilen
• Tienhoven

Transportation

• Maarssen railway station

References

External links

• Media related to Maarssen at Wikimedia Commons
• Official website
• Historische Kring Maarssen
• Maarssen 2000

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[ru] Маарсен