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Utrechtse Heuvelrug (Dutch: [ˈytrɛxtsə ˈɦøːvəlrʏx] (listen); 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.

This article is about the municipality. For the hill ridge, see Utrecht Hill Ridge. For the national park, see Utrechtse Heuvelrug National Park.
Utrechtse Heuvelrug
Municipality
Utrecht Hill Ridge
Flag
Coat of arms
Location in Utrecht
Coordinates: 52°2′N 5°21′E
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceUtrecht
Established1 January 2006[1]
Government
[2]
 • BodyMunicipal council
 • MayorFrits 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 2019)[5]
 • Total49,515
 • Density375/km2 (970/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode
3940–3941, 3950–3959, 3970–3972
Area code0343
Websitewww.heuvelrug.nl

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.

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, ca. 1675
Louis Beel, 1945
Louis Beel, 1945

Public thinking & Public Service


Gratia Schimmelpenninck van der Oye, 1930
Gratia Schimmelpenninck van der Oye, 1930
Claudia Belderbos, 2009
Claudia Belderbos, 2009

The Arts



Sport





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 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  6. IMDb Database retrieved 31 August 2019
  7. IMDb Database retrieved 31 August 2019



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