De Ronde Venen

De Ronde Venen
Municipality

Vinkeveen town centre

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Coat of arms
Highlighted position of De Ronde Venen in a municipal map of Utrecht
Location in Utrecht
Coordinates: 52°12′N 4°52′E / 52.200°N 4.867°E / 52.200; 4.867Coordinates: 52°12′N 4°52′E / 52.200°N 4.867°E / 52.200; 4.867
Country Netherlands
Province Utrecht
Established 1 January 1989
Government[1]
 • Body Municipal council
 • Mayor Maarten Divendal (PvdA)
Area[2]
 • Total 116.98 km2 (45.17 sq mi)
 • Land 100.77 km2 (38.91 sq mi)
 • Water 16.21 km2 (6.26 sq mi)
Elevation[3] −2 m (−7 ft)
Population (May 2014)[4]
 • Total 42,654
 • Density 423/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postcode Parts of 1300, 1400 and 3600 ranges
Area code 0294, 0297
Website www.derondevenen.nl

De Ronde Venen ( pronunciation ) is a municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of Utrecht. On 1 January 2011, the municipality of Abcoude was amalgamated into De Ronde Venen.

Population centres

The municipality of De Ronde Venen consists of the villages Abcoude, Amstelhoek, De Hoef, Baambrugge, Mijdrecht, Vinkeveen, Waverveen, and Wilnis, and a number of hamlets, such as Aan de Zuwe, Achterbos, and Stokkelaarsbrug.

Topography

Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of De Ronde Venen, June 2015

References

  1. ↑ "Maarten Divendal" (in Dutch). Gemeente De Ronde Venen. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
  2. ↑ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten" [Key figures for neighbourhoods]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  3. ↑ "Postcodetool for 3641AL". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
  4. ↑ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 26 June 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
 Amstelveen (NH) Ouder-Amstel (NH), Amsterdam (NH) Weesp (NH)
Uithoorn (NH) Stichtse Vecht
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