Hollandsche Rading

Hollandsche Rading
—  Town  —
Entrance sign for Hollandsche Rading
The town centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Hollandsche Rading in the municipality of De Bilt.
Coordinates:
Country Netherlands
Province Utrecht
Municipality De Bilt
Population (1 January 2003)
 • Total 1,424
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 3739
Dialing code 035

Hollandsche Rading is a town in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is a part of the municipality of De Bilt, and lies about 5 km south of Hilversum. Hollandsche Rading has a railway station on the route between Utrecht and Hilversum.

In 2001, the town of Hollandsche Rading had 785 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 0.24 km², and contained 307 residences.[1] Including both the village itself and the surrounding area, the neighbourhood "Hollandsche Rading" has about 1690 inhabitants.[2]

The name means "Border of Holland": the village is located on the border between the provinces Utrecht and North Holland.

References

  1. ^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001 [1]. Statistics are for the continuous built-up area.
  2. ^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Gemeente Op Maat 2004: De Bilt [2].