Utrechtse Heuvelrug

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Utrechtse Heuvelrug
Flag of Utrechtse Heuvelrug
Coat of arms of Utrechtse Heuvelrug
Highlighted position of Utrechtse Heuvelrug in a municipal map of Utrecht
Location in Utrecht
Coordinates: 52°2′N 5°21′E / 52.033°N 5.350°E / 52.033; 5.350Coordinates: 52°2′N 5°21′E / 52.033°N 5.350°E / 52.033; 5.350
Country Netherlands
Province Utrecht
Established1 January 2006[1]
Government
 • BodyMunicipal council
 • MayorFrits Naafs (VVD)
Area
 • Total133.94 km2 (51.71 sq mi)
 • Land132.01 km2 (50.97 sq mi)
 • Water1.93 km2 (0.75 sq mi)
Elevation7 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

Utrechtse Heuvelrug is a municipality in the Dutch province of Utrecht. In 2019, 49,515 people lived there.

It was created on 1 January 2006 from the former municipalities of Amerongen, Doorn, Driebergen-Rijsenburg, Leersum, and Maarn.

References[change | change source]

  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. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. 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.