De Bilt
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| Coordinates: 52°07′N 5°11′E / 52.12°N 5.18°ECoordinates: 52°07′N 5°11′E / 52.12°N 5.18°E | |||
| Country | Netherlands | ||
| Province | Utrecht | ||
| Area(2006) | |||
| • Total | 67.10 km2 (25.91 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 66.33 km2 (25.61 sq mi) | ||
| • Water | 0.78 km2 (0.30 sq mi) | ||
| Population (31 December 2008) | |||
| • Total | 42,052 | ||
| • Density | 634/km2 (1,640/sq mi) | ||
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| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Website | www.debilt.nl | ||
De Bilt (
pronunciation (help·info)) is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of Utrecht. De Bilt (population as of 2001[update]: 14,800) is the seat of the headquarters of the Royal Dutch Meteorological Institute, KNMI.
It is the ancestral home and namesake for the prominent United States Vanderbilt family.
Population centres [edit]
The municipality of De Bilt consists of the following cities, towns, villages and/or districts: Bilthoven, De Bilt, Groenekan, Hollandsche Rading, Maartensdijk, Westbroek. The communities of Maartensdijk and Westbroek are orthodox Christian communities in which the SGP gathers many votes.
References [edit]
- Statistics are taken from the SDU Staatscourant
External links [edit]
Media related to De Bilt at Wikimedia Commons- Official Website
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