Stichtse Vecht is a municipality of the Netherlands and lies in the northwestern part of the province of Utrecht.
Stichtse Vecht | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
.svg) Location in Utrecht | |
| Coordinates: 52°9′N 5°2′E / 52.150°N 5.033°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Utrecht |
| Established | 1 January 2011[1] |
| Government | |
| • Body | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Ap Reinders |
| Area | |
• Total | 106.82 km2 (41.24 sq mi) |
| • Land | 96.10 km2 (37.10 sq mi) |
| • Water | 10.72 km2 (4.14 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1 m (3 ft) |
| Population (January 2021)[5] | |
• Total | 65,108 |
| • Density | 678/km2 (1,760/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postcode | 1393, 3600–3612, 3620–3622, 3626–3634 |
| Area code | 0294, 0346 |
| Website | www |
The municipality has about 63,000 inhabitants and covers an area of about 107 km2 (41 sq mi).
Stichtse Vecht was formed on 1 January 2011 by a merger of the municipalities of Breukelen (in the west), Maarssen (in the east) and Loenen (in the north).[6]
Geography
editStichtse Vecht is situated north of the city of Utrecht, in an area called the Vechtstreek. It is near sea level and is mostly rural with many pastures.
Within its boundaries are the Maarsseveense Plassen, which are recreational lakes. Northeast it borders the Loosdrechtse Plassen, also recreational lakes, which lie in neighbouring municipality of Wijdemeren.
The Amsterdam–Rhine Canal and the river Vecht cross the municipality from south to north.
Topography
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Map of Stichtse Vecht, June 2015
History
editThe municipality contains several country estates (buitenplaatsen) and castles, like Nijenrode Castle, Slot Zuylen and Huis te Mijnden.
Transportation
editThe A2 motorway crosses the municipality from south to north.
There are two railway stations:
Population centers
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Former municipality of Breukelen:
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Former municipality of Loenen:
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Former municipality of Maarssen:
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Politics
editMunicipal council
editAfter the 2022 local elections, the municipal council of Stichtse Vecht consisted of the following parties:[7]
| Political party | Seats |
| Lokaal Liberaal | 7 |
| VVD | 5 |
| D66 | 4 |
| CDA | 3 |
| GroenLinks | 3 |
| Streekbelangen | 3 |
| PvdA | 2 |
| ChristenUnie-SGP | 2 |
| Samen Stichtse Vecht | 1 |
| SP | 1 |
| Het Vechtse Verbond | 1 |
| PVV | 1 |
| Total | 33 |
Since 2020 the mayor has been Ap Reinders, who is not a member of any political party.[2]
Notable people
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The arts
edit- Willem Vrelant (?? in Vreeland – ca.1481) a Dutch book illuminator
- Constantijn à Renesse (1626 in Maarssen – 1680) a Dutch Golden Age painter
- Gerrit Zegelaar (1719 in Loenen aan de Vecht – 1794) a Dutch painter
- Isabelle de Charrière (1740 in Castle Zuylen – 1805) a Dutch writer of letters, novels, pamphlets, music and plays
- Nicolaas Bastert (1854 in Maarssen – 1939) a Dutch landscape painter
- Marjolein Bastin (born 1943 in Loenen aan de Vecht) a Dutch nature artist, writer, children's author and illustrator
- Rutger Hauer (1944 in Breukelen – 2019) a Dutch actor, writer and environmentalist [8]
- Penney de Jager (born 1948) dancer and choreographer, lives in Stichtse Vecht
- Leoni Jansen (1955 in Leiden) a Dutch singer, stage-director and TV anchor-woman [9]
Public thinking & public service
edit- Gerrit van Arkel (1858 in Loenen aan de Vecht – 1918) a Dutch Jugendstil (Art Nouveau) architect
- Aarnoud van Heemstra (1871 in Vreeland – 1957) a Dutch nobleman, jurist and politician.
- Pieter Nicolaas van Eyck (1887 in Breukelen – 1954) a foreign correspondent, poet, critic, essayist and philosopher
- Pierre Joseph Eyma (1903 in Maarssen – 1945) a Dutch botanist
- Annelien Kappeyne van de Coppello (1936 in Loenen aan de Vecht – 1990) a Dutch politician
- Sander Griffioen (born 1941 in Loenen aan de Vecht) a Dutch philosopher and academic
- Bernt Schneiders (born 1959 in Breukelen) a Dutch politician, Mayor of Landsmeer, Heemskerk & Haarlem
- Liesbeth Spies (born 1966 in Alphen aan den Rijn) a Dutch politician, Mayor of Alphen aan den Rijn
- Marianne Thieme (born 1972 in Ede) a Dutch politician, author, animal rights activist and jurist
Sport
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- Cor Aalten (1913 in Breukelen-Nijenrode – 1991) a Dutch athlete, competed at the 1932 Summer Olympics
- Henk van der Grift (born 1935 in Breukelen) a retired Dutch speed skater, competed at the 1960 Winter Olympics
- Bart Verschoor (born 1965 in Loenersloot) a sailor, competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Annemieke Kiesel (born 1979 in Kockengen) a former Dutch footballer and coach, also played for the Dutch national team, retiring with 156 caps
References
edit- ^ "Gemeentelijke indeling op 1 januari 2011" [Municipal divisions on 1 January 2011]. cbs.nl (in Dutch). CBS. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
- ^ a b "Benoeming burgemeester Stichtse Vecht" [Appointment of Stichtse Vecht mayor] (in Dutch). rijksoverheid.nl. 24 January 2020. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
- ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- ^ "Postcodetool for 3601GR". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
- ^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
- ^ (in Dutch) Herindelingsprocedure Vecht- en Plassengebied Archived 2011-09-27 at the Wayback Machine (municipal reorganization), Province of Utrecht website
- ^ "Stichtse Vecht municipal election 2022". verkiezingsuitslagen.nl (in Dutch). 16 March 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
- ^ IMDb Database retrieved 24 September 2019
- ^ IMDb Database retrieved 24 September 2019
External links
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Media related to Stichtse Vecht at Wikimedia Commons- (in Dutch) Official website
