Amersfoort

Amersfoort () is a city and municipality in the province of Utrecht, Netherlands. As of 31 January 2023, the municipality had a population of 160,902, making it the second-largest of the province and fifteenth-largest of the country. Amersfoort is also one of the largest Dutch railway junctions with its three stations—Amersfoort Centraal, Schothorst and Vathorst—due to its location on two of the Netherlands' main east to west and north to south railway lines. The city was used during the 1928 Summer Olympics as a venue for the modern pentathlon events. Amersfoort marked its 750th anniversary a

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Amersfoort is a city in the Dutch province of Utrecht with a population of about 161,000 people, making it the second-largest city in the province and one of the country's major urban centers. The city is notable as one of the Netherlands' largest railway hubs, with three stations serving important north-south and east-west rail routes, and it also hosted modern pentathlon events during the 1928 Summer Olympics.

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Settlement.name: Amersfoort
Settlement.settlement_type: City and municipality
Settlement.image_flag: Amersfoort flag outline.svg
Settlement.flag_size: 100x67px
Settlement.image_shield: Amersfoort wapen.svg
Settlement.shield_size: 100x80px
Settlement.nickname: Keistad (Boulder City)
Settlement.image_map: Map - NL - Municipality code 0307 (2009).svg
Settlement.map_alt: Highlighted position of Amersfoort in a municipal map of Utrecht
Settlement.map_caption: Location in Utrecht
Settlement.pushpin_map: Netherlands#Europe
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location within the Netherlands##Location within Europe
Settlement.pushpin_relief: 1
Settlement.subdivision_type: Sovereign state
Settlement.subdivision_name: Kingdom of the Netherlands
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Constituent country
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Netherlands
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Province

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: municipality of the Netherlands
Named after: ford
Official name: Amersfoort
Demonym: Amersfoorder
Country: Netherlands
Located in: Utrecht
Population: 157462
Area: 63.86
Elevation: 3
Time zone: UTC+01:00
Body of water: Eem
Shares border with: Baarn
Official website: www.amersfoort.nl
Image: Sint joriskerk te Amersfoort.JPG
Households: 64163
Dialing code: 033

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Commons category: Amersfoort
postal code: 3800–3829
topic's main category: Category:Amersfoort
category for people born here: Category:Births in Amersfoort
category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Amersfoort
category of associated people: Category:People from Amersfoort
Commons gallery: Amersfoort
described by source: New International Encyclopedia
inception: 1259-00-00
twinned administrative body: Liberec
native label: Amersfoort
P8168: hyperlink
email address: mailto:[email protected]
has works in the collection: Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam
phone number: +31033
P12749: Eimsbüttel
number of viewers/listeners: 360400
official jobs URL: www.werkenvooramersfoort.nl

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

History
Antiquity
Origin of the ''Keistad''
Nieuw Amersfoort
First World War
Second World War
Culture
Museums
Sports
Landmarks
Demographics
Inhabitants by origin
Transport
Bus
Rail
Road
Water
Local government
Economy
Notable residents
Twin towns
See also
References
Notes
External links

== History == Hunter gatherers set up camps in the Amersfoort region in the Mesolithic period. Archaeologists have found traces of these camps, such as the remains of hearths, and sometimes microlithic flint objects, to the north of the city.

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