Utrechtse Heuvelrug

Utrechtse Heuvelrug
Utrechtse Heuvelrug
	— Municipality —
	Hill ridge near Amerongen
; Flag	; Coat of arms
	Coordinates: 52°02′15″N 5°20′40″E / 52.0375°N 5.34444°ECoordinates: 52°02′15″N 5°20′40″E / 52.0375°N 5.34444°E
Country	Netherlands
Province	Utrecht
	Area(2006)
• Total	134.10 km2 (51.8 sq mi)
• Land	132.38 km2 (51.1 sq mi)
• Water	1.71 km2 (0.7 sq mi)
	Population (1 January 2007)
• Total	48,878
• Density	369/km2 (955.7/sq mi)
	Source: CBS, Statline.
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Website	utrechtseheuvelrug

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Utrechtse Heuvelrug (Utrecht Hill Ridge) is a municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of Utrecht. It was formed on 1 January 2006 by combining the former municipalities of Amerongen, Doorn, Driebergen-Rijsenburg, Leersum, and Maarn.

[edit] Name

The name of the municipality is derived from the Utrecht Hill Ridge, a ridge of sandhills that covers part of the province of Utrecht. All the former municipalities that merged into Utrechtse Heuvelrug are situated on the southern part of this ridge. In this southern part lies the National Park Utrechtse Heuvelrug, that covers 6.000 ha. and was established in 2003.

[edit] Population centres

The municipality of Utrechtse Heuvelrug consists of the following cities, towns, villages and/or districts: Amerongen, Darthuizen, Doorn, Driebergen-Rijsenburg, Leersum, Maarn, Maarsbergen, Overberg.