De Bilt

De Bilt
—  Municipality  —

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Coordinates:
Country Netherlands
Province Utrecht
Area(2006)
 • Total 67.10 km2 (25.9 sq mi)
 • Land 66.33 km2 (25.6 sq mi)
 • Water 0.78 km2 (0.3 sq mi)
Population (31 December 2008)
 • Total 42,052
 • Density 634/km2 (1,642.1/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.

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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.

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.

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   Municipalities of Utrecht
Populated places in the municipality of De Bilt
Villages
Hamlets