Leusden
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| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Utrecht |
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| Area | 58.94 km² |
| - Land | 58.60 km² |
| - Water | 0.34 km² |
| Population (2005) | 28,989 |
| - Density | 495/km² |
| Mayor | C.J.G.M. de Vet (CDA) |
| Website | www.leusden.nl |
Leusden is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of Utrecht. It is located about 3 kilometres southeast of Amersfoort.
The western part of the municipality is partially covered by forest, partially by heathlands. The other parts are used for livestock farming.
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[edit] Population centres
The municipality of Leusden consists of the following cities, towns, villages and/or districts: Achterveld, Leusden, Leusden-Zuid, Stoutenburg.
[edit] The town of Leusden
The place that is now called Leusden was first mentioned as Villa Lisiduna in a charter in 777. The location of that settlement, which is considered to have been a rather extensive farm complex with defenses, is unknown to us. It is possible that the old village of Oud-Leusden once was the location of Villa Lisiduna but excavations in the 1980s have not shown any evidence. However, the church tower of Oud-Leusden is one of the oldest towers in the Netherlands, dating back to the 11th century A.D.
In the 1970s, the agricultural towns of Leusbroek and Hamersveld grew into to a larger, mainly residential town. What once was Hamersveld is now called Leusden-Centrum and Leusbroek was to become Leusden-Zuid. However, Leusden is the common name these days. In the original plans, Leusden would grow into a town of around 46,000 inhabitants, but after the initial expansion phases there was growing resistance from the population. So some of the later phases of the expansion have been abandoned.
[edit] References
- Statistics are taken from the SDU Staatscourant
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