Mijdrecht

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Mijdrecht is a town in the municipality of De Ronde Venen, in the Netherlands. It is located 7 km west of the main A2 Highway, between Utrecht and Amsterdam. Its population is around 17,000. The football team Argon has its stadium here. Recently the city has grown, by expanding it with 'Wickelhof I and II'. In Mijdrecht is a national festival called AJOC. There is one high/secondary school called Veenlanden College, Mijdrecht, or just VLC. This school contains round 1300 students in Mavo, Havo and Vwo levels.

The main street is the area around the Dorpstraat, where most shops and the cityhouse are located. There are a police office, a fire department, 6 supermarkets, sport facilities, and a coffee shop. Though, there is no police or doctor in the weekends. Most parts of the city (like Hofland-Noord and Molenland) where built after 1980.

Until 1989, Mijdrecht was a separate municipality.^[1]

[edit] External links

• Map of the municipality in 1868

[edit] References

1. ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, "Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten", KNAW, 2006. [1]

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Coordinates: 52°12′N, 4°52′E