Key facts
- Country
- Netherlands
- Province
- Utrecht
- Body
- Municipal council
- Mayor
- Maarten Haverkamp ( CDA )
- Total
- 67.13 km (25.92 sq mi)
- Land
- 66.12 km (25.53 sq mi)
- Water
- 1.01 km (0.39 sq mi)
- Elevation
- 4 m (13 ft)
- Density
- 656/km (1,700/sq mi)
- Demonym
- Biltenaar(s)
- Time zone
- UTC+1 ( CET )
- Summer dst
- UTC+2 ( CEST )
- Postcode
- 3615, 3720–3732, 3737–3739
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De Bilt ( Dutch pronunciation: [də ˈbɪlt] ) is a municipality and town in the province of Utrecht, Netherlands. It had a population of 43,384 in 2021. De Bilt houses the headquarters of the Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (KNMI).
It is the ancestral home and namesake of the prominent Vanderbilt family of the United States.