Utrechtse Heuvelrug Explained

Utrechtse Heuvelrug
Settlement Type:Municipality
Flag Size:100x67px
Map Alt:Highlighted position of Utrechtse Heuvelrug in a municipal map of Utrecht
Coordinates:52.0333°N 26°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Netherlands
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Utrecht
Established Title:Established
Established Date:1 January 2006[1]
Government Footnotes:[2]
Governing Body:Municipal council
Leader Party:VVD
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Frits Naafs
Unit Pref:Metric
Elevation Footnotes:[3]
Elevation M:7
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postcode
Postal Code:3940–3941, 3950–3959, 3970–3972
Area Code Type:Area code
Area Code:0343

Utrechtse Heuvelrug (in Dutch; Flemish ˈytrɛxtsə ˈɦøːvəlrʏx/; 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.

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 6000ha 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

Public thinking & public service

The arts

Sport

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gemeentelijke indeling op 1 januari 2006 . Municipal divisions on 1 January 2006 . nl . cbs.nl . . 9 April 2014.
  2. Web site: College van B&W . Board of mayor and aldermen . nl . Gemeente Utrechtse Heuvelrug . 9 April 2014.
  3. Web site: Postcodetool for 3941HV . nl . . Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland . Het Waterschapshuis . 9 April 2014.
  4. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0774634/ IMDb Database
  5. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0003102/ IMDb Database