De Bilt

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Coordinates: 52°07′N 5°11′E / 52.12, 5.18
De Bilt

Country	Netherlands
Province	Utrecht
Area (2006)
- Total	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)
- Total	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.

1 Population centres
2 The town De Bilt
3 References
4 External links

[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. The communities of Maartensdijk and Westbroek are orthodox christian communities in which the SGP gathers many votes. A large part of the people in these communities are farmers.

[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

[edit] References

Statistics are taken from the SDU Staatscourant

[edit] External links

Official Website

v • d • e Utrecht Province

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

Netherlands - Provinces - Municipalities - map

v • d • e Populated places in the municipality of De Bilt

Villages	Bilthoven \| De Bilt \| Groenekan \| Hollandsche Rading \| Maartensdijk \| Westbroek

Hamlets	Achterwetering \| Achttienhoven \| Blauwkapel \| Nieuwe-Wetering

List of cities, towns and villages in Utrecht