De Bilt
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De Bilt | |
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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 |
De Bilt is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of Utrecht.
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[edit] Population centres
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.
[edit] References
- Statistics are taken from the SDU Staatscourant
[edit] External links
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Abcoude | Amersfoort | Baarn | Breukelen | Bunnik | Bunschoten | De Bilt | De Ronde Venen | Eemnes | Houten | IJsselstein | Leusden | Loenen | Lopik | Maarssen | Montfoort | Nieuwegein | Oudewater | Renswoude | Rhenen | Soest | Utrecht | Utrechtse Heuvelrug | Veenendaal | Vianen | Wijk bij Duurstede | Woerden | Woudenberg | Zeist |
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Villages: Bilthoven | De Bilt | Groenekan | Hollandsche Rading | Maartensdijk | Westbroek | |
Hamlets: Achterwetering | Achttienhoven | Blauwkapel | Nieuwe-Wetering |