Amerongen
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Amerongen () is a town in the central Netherlands in the municipality of Utrechtse Heuvelrug. It lies about 6 km west of Veenendaal.
The landscape rises from flat near the Rhine to hilly in the Utrechtse Heuvelrug. The highest point in the western Netherlands is located 2 km east of the village. The Amerongense Berg reaches about 69 metres. The former emperor of Germany, Wilhelm II, who had been exiled to the Netherlands, lived in the Amerongen castle from 1918 until 1920.
Until January 1, 2006, Amerongen was a separate municipality, which covered the village of Amerongen itself, Overberg, and the western part of the village of Elst. Elst has been transferred to the municipality of Rhenen; the largest part of the municipality has merged with four other municipalities to form Utrechtse Heuvelrug.
In 2001, the town of Amerongen had 5169 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 1.21 km², and contained 2072 residences.[1]
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- ^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001 [1]. Statistics are for the continuous built-up area.
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