De Ronde Venen

De Ronde Venen (pronunciation , literal meaning: 'the round peat bogs') 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.

De Ronde Venen
Vinkeveen town centre
Flag
Coat of arms
Location in Utrecht
Coordinates: 52°12′N 4°52′E
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceUtrecht
Established1 January 1989
Government
  BodyMunicipal council
  MayorMaarten Divendal (PvdA)
Area
  Total116.98 km2 (45.17 sq mi)
  Land99.92 km2 (38.58 sq mi)
  Water17.06 km2 (6.59 sq mi)
Elevation2 m (−7 ft)
Population
 (January 2019)[4]
  Total44,059
  Density441/km2 (1,140/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode
Parts of 1300, 1400 and 3600 ranges
Area code0294, 0297
Websitewww.derondevenen.nl

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

Jan Willem Pieneman, 1860
Nicolien Sauerbreij

Sport

References

  1. "Maarten Divendal" (in Dutch). Gemeente De Ronde Venen. Archived from the original on 5 April 2014. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
  2. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  3. "Postcodetool for 3641AL". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
  4. "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  5. IMDb Database retrieved 20 September 2019
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