De Bilt

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Coordinates: 52.12° N 5.18° E

De Bilt

Location municipality De Bilt

Country Netherlands
Province Utrecht
Coordinates 52.12° N 5.18° E
Area 67.13 km²
- Land 65.93 km²
- Water 1.20 km²
Population (2005) 42,198
- Density 640/km²
Mayor A. Tchernoff (VVD)
Website www.debilt.nl

Image:Ltspkr.pngDe Bilt is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of Utrecht.

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The municipality of De Bilt consists of the following cities, towns, villages and/or districts: Bilthoven, De Bilt, Groenekan, Hollandsche Rading, Maartensdijk, Westbroek.

[edit] The town De Bilt

De Bilt (population as of 2001: 14,800) is the seat of the headquarters of the Royal Dutch Meteorological Institute, KNMI.

It is the ancestral home and namesake for the prominent United States Vanderbilt family.

De Bilt church
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De Bilt church

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