De Ronde Venen Explained

De Ronde Venen
Settlement Type:Municipality
Flag Size:100x67px
Map Alt:Highlighted position of De Ronde Venen in a municipal map of Utrecht
Coordinates:52.2°N 56°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Netherlands
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Utrecht
Established Title:Established
Established Date:1 January 1989
Government Footnotes:[1]
Governing Body:Municipal council
Leader Party:PvdA
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Maarten Divendal
Unit Pref:Metric
Elevation Footnotes:[2]
Elevation M:-2
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postcode
Postal Code:Parts of 1300, 1400 and 3600 ranges
Area Code Type:Area code
Area Code:0294, 0297

De Ronde Venen (in Dutch; Flemish pronounced as /də ˈrɔndə ˈveːnə(n)/;) is a municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of Utrecht. On 1 January 2011, the municipality of Abcoude was amalgamated into De Ronde Venen.

Population centres

The municipality of De Ronde Venen consists of the villages Abcoude, Amstelhoek, De Hoef, Baambrugge, Mijdrecht, Vinkeveen, Waverveen, and Wilnis, and a number of hamlets, such as Aan de Zuwe, Achterbos, and Stokkelaarsbrug.

Topography

Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of De Ronde Venen, June 2015

Notable people

Sport

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Maarten Divendal . Dutch . Gemeente De Ronde Venen . 5 April 2014 . dead . https://archive.today/20140405214754/http://www.derondevenen.nl/bestuur-en-organisatie/collegeleden_3459/item/maarten-divendal_10043.html . 5 April 2014.
  2. Web site: Postcodetool for 3641AL . Dutch . . Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland . Het Waterschapshuis . 5 April 2014.
  3. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0240196/ IMDb Database