Utrechtse Heuvelrug (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈy.trɛχt.sə ˈɦøʏ̯.vəɫ.ˌrʏχ]; English: Utrecht Hill Ridge) is a municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of Utrecht. It was formed on 1 January 2006 by combining the former municipalities of Amerongen, Doorn, Driebergen-Rijsenburg, Leersum, and Maarn.
Name
The name of the municipality is derived from the Utrecht Hill Ridge, a ridge of sandhills that covers part of the province of Utrecht. All the former municipalities that merged into Utrechtse Heuvelrug are situated on the southern part of this ridge. In this southern part lies the Utrechtse Heuvelrug National Park, that covers 6.000 ha and was established in 2003.
Population centres
The municipality of Utrechtse Heuvelrug consists of the following cities, towns, villages and/or districts: Amerongen, Darthuizen, Doorn, Driebergen-Rijsenburg, Leersum, Maarn, Maarsbergen, Overberg.
Transportation
Railway stations: Driebergen-Zeist, Maarn
References
Twin towns
External links
Semily, Czech Republic
Victoria, Romania
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