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.
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.
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
Railway stations: Driebergen-Zeist, Maarn