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Veenendaal
Sign in to save275px|thumb|Topographic map of Veenendaal (town), as of March 2014 Veenendaal () is a municipality and a town in central Netherlands, located in the province of Utrecht. Veenendaal is the only population centre within its administrative borders. The municipality had a population of 70,000 inhabitants on 8 August 2024 and covers an area of .
Veenendaal is a municipality and town in central Netherlands located in the province of Utrecht, with a population of approximately 70,000 people as of August 2024. It serves as the only population center within its administrative borders and is notable as a significant urban area in the Utrecht region.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Veenendaal is referenced by 248 other articles, and connects out to Utrecht, municipality of the Netherlands and Netherlands.
The entry is geolocated on the map in NL, across 3 mapped points.
Vinony files it under Municipalities of Utrecht (province), Populated places in Utrecht (province) and Veenendaal.
Its subject is documented across 50 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Veenendaal
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Municipality
- Settlement.image_skyline
- RM36887 Markt 9B.JPG
- Settlement.image_caption
- Church in Veenendaal
- Settlement.image_flag
- Veenendaal Netherlands flag.svg
- Settlement.flag_size
- 100x67px
- Settlement.image_shield
- Veenendaal-wapen.svg
- Settlement.shield_size
- 100x80px
- Settlement.image_map
- Map - NL - Municipality code 0345 (2009).svg
- Settlement.map_alt
- Highlighted position of Veenendaal in a municipal map of Utrecht
- Settlement.map_caption
- Location in Utrecht
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Netherlands
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Utrecht
- Settlement.governing_body
- Municipal council
- Settlement.leader_title
- Mayor
- Settlement.leader_name
- Gert-Jan Kats
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Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Veenendaal
- Demonym
- Veenendaler
- Country
- Netherlands
- Located in
- Utrecht
- Population
- 66912
- Area
- 19.81
- Elevation
- 6
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00
- Shares border with
- Rhenen
- Official website
- www.veenendaal.nl
- Image
- Veenendaal winter.jpg
- Households
- 25039
- Dialing code
- 0318
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- twinned administrative body
- Olomouc
- Commons category
- Veenendaal
- postal code
- 3900–3907
- topic's main category
- Category:Veenendaal
- category for people born here
- Category:Births in Veenendaal
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Veenendaal
- native label
- Veenendaal
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +31318538538
Sources (13)
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Encyclopedic overview
8 sectionsContents
- History
- Railway stations
- Religion
- Notable residents
- Sport
- Gallery
- References
- External links
275px|thumb|Topographic map of Veenendaal (town), as of March 2014 Veenendaal () is a municipality and a town in central Netherlands, located in the province of Utrecht. Veenendaal is the only population centre within its administrative borders. The municipality had a population of 70,000 inhabitants on 8 August 2024 and covers an area of .
==History== The original village was founded in the middle of the 16th century as a peat colony from which it got its name. Veen is the Dutch word for fen and daal for dale.
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Gallery (14)
On the map
3 mapped locations