Vleuten

Vleuten
—  Part of Utrecht  —
Torenpleinkerk te Vleuten
The town centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Vleuten in the municipality of Utrecht.
Coordinates:
Country Netherlands
Province Utrecht
Municipality Utrecht
Population (1999)
 • Total 7,600
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code

Vleuten is a former village in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is a part of the city of Utrecht, and lies about 6 km west of it. Vleuten has a railway station on the line between Utrecht and Woerden.

In 2001, Vleuten had 7434 inhabitants. The built-up area was 1.4 km², and contained 2979 residences.[1] The statistical area "Vleuten" has a population of around 7090.[2]

History

Vleuten used to be a separate municipality, until it merged with a number of other municipalities in 1954 to form Vleuten-De Meern. In 2001, that municipality merged with the municipality of Utrecht to become a city part of it.

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References

  1. ^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001. (Statistics are for the continuous built-up area).
  2. ^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Statline: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2003-2005. As of 1 January 2005.
Populated places in the municipality of Utrecht
Cities/towns
Villages
De Meern | Haarzuilens | Vleuten
Hamlets
Alendorp | Lage Haar | Ockhuizen | Oudenrijn | Stadsdam | Strijkviertel | Themaat | 't Zand | Veldhuizen