Woudenberg

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Woudenberg
Coordinates: 52°5′N 5°25′E / 52.083, 5.417
Country	Netherlands
Province	Utrecht
Area (2006)
- Total	36.72 km² (14.2 sq mi)
- Land	36.47 km² (14.1 sq mi)
- Water	0.26 km² (0.1 sq mi)
Population (1 January 2007)
- Total	11,407
- Density	313/km² (810.7/sq mi)
	Source: CBS, Statline.
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
- Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)

Woudenberg is a municipality and a town in the central Netherlands, in the province of Utrecht.

There are still forests in the western part of the municipality. The Pyramid of Austerlitz is located here.

[edit] The town Woudenberg

The name Woudenberg refers to a forested hill; nowadays the town lies in an agricultural area about 8 km south of Amersfoort. . The main sources of income were the raising of livestock and the cultivation of tobacco. Currently, most people work out of town, mostly in the surrounding towns of Amersfoort, Utrecht and Veenendaal.

[edit] External links

• Official Website
• http://www.plattegronden.nl/gemeentewoudenberg/

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