Werkhoven
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| Coordinates: 52°1′26″N 5°14′35″E / 52.02389°N 5.24306°ECoordinates: 52°1′26″N 5°14′35″E / 52.02389°N 5.24306°E | |||
| Country | Netherlands | ||
| Province | Utrecht | ||
| Municipality | Bunnik | ||
| Population (2001) | |||
| • Total | 1,528 | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | 3985 | ||
| Dialing code | 0343 | ||
Werkhoven is a town in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is a part of the municipality of Bunnik, and lies about 5 km east of Houten.
In 2001, the town of Werkhoven had 1528 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 0.29 km², and contained 550 residences.[1] The neighbourhood of Werkhoven, which covers the entire area of the former municipality, has about 2320 inhabitants.[2]
Werkhoven used to be a separate municipality. It merged with Bunnik and Odijk in 1964.
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[edit] Born in Werkhoven
- Coby van Baalen (*1957), Dutch equestrian.
- Andreas Everardus van Braam Houckgeest (1739–1801), Dutch merchant and diplomat.
- John Oostrom, (born September 2 1930), a former business executive and Canadian parliamentarian. He was the first Dutch-born Canadian elected to the Canadian House of Commons
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Het dorp Werkhoven op een kopergravure van Hendrik Spilman uit 1773
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Het kasteel Beverweerd
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Dorpskerk
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De Brink
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De molen van Werkhoven
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Werkhoven rond 1865
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Sky-line Werkhoven 2008
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[edit] References
- ^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001 [1]. Statistics are for the continuous built-up area.
- ^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Gemeente Op Maat 2004: Bunnik [2].
[edit] External links
- J. Kuyper, Gemeente Atlas van Nederland, 1865-1870, "Werkhoven". Map of the former municipality in 1868.
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