Maarssen: Difference between revisions

| official_name = Maarssen

| image_skyline = Maarssen schippersgracht1.jpg

|flag_size image_flag = Flag of = 120x100pxMaarssen.svg

|image_shield flag_size = Coat of arms of Maarssen.jpg120x100px

| shield_size = 100x80px

|mapsize image_map = Dutch Municipality Maarssen = 250px2006.png

|subdivision_name1 = [[Utrecht (province)|Utrecht]]|subdivision_type2 = Municipality

| subdivision_name2 = [[Stichtse Vecht]]

| area_footnotes = (2006)

| area_total_km2 = 30.86

| area_land_km2 = 27.20

| area_water_km2 = 3.66

| population_as_of = 1 January, 2007

| population_note = Source: [[Statistics Netherlands|CBS]], [httphttps://statline.cbs.nl/ Statline].

| settlement_type = Town and former municipality

| population_total = 39363

| population_density_km2 = 1447

| timezone = [[Central European Time|CET]]

| utc_offset = +1

| timezone_DST = [[Central European Summer Time|CEST]]

| utc_offset_DST = +2

|latNS website = [https://www.stichtsevecht.nl = NstichtseVecht.nl]

'''Maarssen''' ({{pronunciationIPA|nl|ˈmaːrsə(n)|-|275 Maarssen.ogg}}) is a town andin formerthe municipalitymiddle inof the [[Netherlands]], in the province of [[Utrecht (province)|Utrecht]], along the river [[Vecht (Utrecht)|Vecht]] and the [[Amsterdam–Rhine Canal]]. ItThe lieswest inof anMaarssen areais called Maarssen-broek<ref>Statistics are taken from the ''[[Vechtstreekhttp://www.sdu.nl/staatscourant/gemeentes/gem297u.htm SDU Staatscourant]]'' {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060219041429/http://www.sdu.nl/staatscourant/gemeentes/gem297u.htm |date=2006-02-19 }}</ref> whereas the east is called Maarssen-Dorp. Both put together and joined by other small towns around provide the area of Maarssen.

On January 1, January 2011 Maarssen merged with the councils of [[Breukelen]] and [[Loenen, Utrecht|Loenen]] to become municipality of [[Stichtse Vecht]].

== Population centres ==

The former municipality of Maarssen consisted of the following cities, towns, villages ''(dorp)'' and/or districts:

* Maarssen (colloquially "[[Maarssen-''dorp]]''") and Maarssenbroek

* [[Maarssenbroek]], a town

* [[Maarsseveen]], a hamlet

* [[Molenpolder, Utrecht|Molenpolder]], a hamlet

* [[Oud-Maarsseveen|''Oud''-Maarsseveen]], a hamlet

* [[Oud-Zuilen|''Oud''-Zuilen]], a village

* [[Tienhoven, MaarssenStichtse Vecht|Tienhoven]], a village

== Transportation ==

== External links ==

* [httphttps://www.historischekringmaarssen.nl/ Historische Kring Maarssen]

* [httphttps://www.maarssen2000.nl Maarssen 2000]