De Bilt

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De Bilt
Location of De Bilt
Coordinates: 52.12° N 5.18° E
Country Netherlands
Province Utrecht
Area (2006)
 - Municipality 67.10 km²  (25.9 sq mi)
 - Land 66.33 km² (25.6 sq mi)
 - Water 0.77 km² (0.3 sq mi)
Population (1 January 2007)
 - Municipality 42,014
 - Density 633/km² (1,639.5/sq mi)
  Source: CBS, Statline.
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 - Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
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
De Bilt church

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Populated places in the municipality of De Bilt
Villages: Bilthoven | De Bilt | Groenekan | Hollandsche Rading | Maartensdijk | Westbroek
Hamlets: Achterwetering | Achttienhoven | Blauwkapel | Nieuwe-Wetering