Vinkeveen

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The village of Vinkeveen (darkgreen) and the neighbourhood of Vinkeveen (lightgreen) in the municipality of De Ronde Venen.

Vinkeveen is a town in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is a part of the municipality of De Ronde Venen, and lies about 18 km south of Amsterdam.

The neighbourhood of Vinkeveen, which covers the town of Vinkeveen and the neighbouring hamlet of Achterbos, has about 8400 inhabitants.^[1]

Vinkeveen used to be a separate municipality. It merged with Waverveen in 1841, to form the municipality Vinkeveen en Waverveen. In 1989 there was a reorganisation of local governments, and Vinkeveen became a part of De Ronde Venen.

Satellite image of Vinkeveen and the Vinkeveense Plassen

Vinkeveen is mainly famous for the Vinkeveense Plassen, a lake area east of the village. They are an important recreational area, with facilities for swimming, diving and yachting. There is a marina on the north shore of the lakes.

[edit] References

^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Gemeente Op Maat 2004: De Ronde Venen [1].

v • d • e Populated places in the municipality of De Ronde Venen

Villages	Amstelhoek \| De Hoef \| Mijdrecht \| Vinkeveen \| Waverveen \| Wilnis

Hamlets	Aan de Zuwe \| Achterbos \| Baambrugse Zuwe \| Demmerik \| Donkereind \| Geer \| Gemaal \| Groenlandsekade \| Kromme Mijdrecht \| Nessersluis \| Vinkekade

List of cities, towns and villages in Utrecht