Werkhoven

Werkhoven
Werkhoven
Town
	Windmill near Werkhoven
	Coat of arms
	The village (dark green) and statistical district (light green) of Werkhoven in the municipality of Bunnik.
	Coordinates: 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	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
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.

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

Pictures

Werkhoven in an engraving by Hendrik Spilman, 1773
kasteel Beverweerd
Dorpskerk
De Brink
Werkhoven ca. 1865
Skyline Werkhoven, 2008
Watertower

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].

External links

Template:Kuypers Map of the former municipality in 1868.

[CBS-1] Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001 [1]. Statistics are for the continuous built-up area.

[CBS2-2] Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Gemeente Op Maat 2004: Bunnik [2].

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