Vleuten

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The town centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Vleuten in the municipality of Utrecht.

Vleuten (52°6′N 5°1′E) is a town in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is a part of the municipality of Utrecht, and lies about 6 km west of Utrecht. Vleuten has a railway station on the line between Utrecht and Woerden.

In 2001, the town of Vleuten had 7434 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 1.4 km2, and contained 2979 residences.[1] The statistical area "Vleuten" has a population of around 7090.[2]

[edit] History

The village used to be a separate municipality, until it merged with a number of other municipalities in 1954 to form Vleuten-De Meern. In 2001, that municipality merged with the municipality of Utrecht.


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[edit] References

  1. ^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001. (Statistics are for the continuous built-up area).
  2. ^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Statline: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2003-2005. As of January 1, 2005.


 
Populated places in the municipality of Utrecht
Cities/towns: Utrecht
Villages: De Meern | Haarzuilens | Vleuten
Hamlets: Alendorp | Lage Haar | Ockhuizen | Oudenrijn | Stadsdam | Strijkviertel | Themaat | 't Zand | Veldhuizen
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