Maarssen (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈmaːrsə(n)] ⓘ) is a town in the middle of the Netherlands, in the province of Utrecht, along the river Vecht and the Amsterdam–Rhine Canal. The west of Maarssen is called Maarssen-broek[1] whereas the east is called Maarssen-Dorp. Both put together and joined by other small towns around provide the area of Maarssen.
Maarssen | |
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Town and former municipality | |
 Church near the Schippersgracht, Maarssen-dorp 2007 | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
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| Coordinates: 52°08′07″N 5°02′29″E / 52.135144°N 5.041297°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Utrecht |
| Municipality | Stichtse Vecht |
| Area (2006) | |
• Total | 30.86 km2 (11.92 sq mi) |
| • Land | 27.20 km2 (10.50 sq mi) |
| • Water | 3.66 km2 (1.41 sq mi) |
| Population (1 January 2007) | |
• Total | 39,363 |
| • Density | 1,447/km2 (3,750/sq mi) |
| Source: CBS, Statline | |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Website | stichtseVecht.nl |
On 1 January 2011 Maarssen merged with the councils of Breukelen and Loenen to become municipality of Stichtse Vecht.
Population centres
editThe 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, a hamlet
- Oud-Maarsseveen, a hamlet
- Oud-Zuilen, a village
- Tienhoven, a village
Transportation
editReferences
edit- ^ Statistics are taken from the SDU Staatscourant Archived 2006-02-19 at the Wayback Machine
External links
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Media related to Maarssen at Wikimedia Commons- Official website
- Historische Kring Maarssen
- Maarssen 2000
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