Polanen
District of Woerden
Provincie Utrecht - Netherlands

Amsterdam–Rhine Canal

The Amsterdam–Rhine Canal or Amsterdam-Rijnkanaal is a canal in the Netherlands that was built to connect the port city of Amsterdam to the main shipping artery of the Rhine. Its course follows a generally southeasterly direction as it goes through the city of Utrecht towards Wijk bij Duurstede where it intersects the Lek branch of the Rhine and then continues on to the Waal river near Tiel, with a branch, the Lek Canal, to the Lek near Nieuwegein.

Located at 52.1522, 5.00639 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7 miles away.
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Canals in the Netherlands

Harmelen train disaster

The Harmelen train disaster was the worst railway accident in the history of the Netherlands. Harmelen, in the central Netherlands, is the location of a railway junction where a branch to Amsterdam leaves the Rotterdam to Utrecht line.

Located at 52.1047, 4.95639 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Railway accidents in the Netherlands, Railway accidents in 1962, 1962 in the Netherlands, Railway accidents involving fog

Mijdrecht

Mijdrecht is a town in the municipality of De Ronde Venen, in the Netherlands. It is located 7 kilometres west of the main A2 motorway, between Utrecht and Amsterdam. Its population is around 16,000. The football team Argon has its stadium here. Recently the city has grown, by expanding with 'Wickelhof I and II'. In Mijdrecht is a national festival held every year. The festival is called AJOC. There is one high/secondary school called Veenlanden College.

Located at 52.2, 4.86667 (Lat. / Lng.), about 8 miles away.
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Populated places in Utrecht (province), Former municipalities of Utrecht (province)

Vleuten-De Meern

Vleuten-De Meern is a former municipality in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It was created in a merger of Haarzuilens, Veldhuizen, Vleuten and a part of Oudenrijn in 1954, and existed until 2001, when it was merged with Utrecht to become a city part of it.

Located at 52.0958, 5.02083 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Former municipalities of Utrecht (province)

Polsbroek

Polsbroek is a village in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is a part of the municipality of Lopik, and lies about 10 km southeast of Gouda. The village of Polsbroek consists of a ribbon of farms on both sides of the Benschopse Wetering, with a small centre on the west side of the village. In 2001, the village centre of Polsbroek had 421 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 0.06 km², and contained 143 residences.

Located at 51.9833, 4.85 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7 miles away.
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Populated places in Utrecht (province), Former municipalities of Utrecht (province), House De Graeff

Zuid-Polsbroek

Zuid-Polsbroek was a semi-sovereign or free and high fief, now part of Polsbroek in the Dutch province of Utrecht. Zuid-Polsbroek was the part of Polsbroek south of the small river Benschopse Wetering.

Located at 51.9763, 4.85188 (Lat. / Lng.), about 8 miles away.
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Former municipalities of Utrecht (province)

Noord-Polsbroek

Noord-Polsbroek is a former village and municipality in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It existed between 1817 and 1857, when it merged with Zuid-Polsbroek to form a single municipality Polsbroek. Noord-Polsbroek was the northern half of Polsbroek, north of the small river the Benschopse Wetering. Around 1850, the municipality had a population of about 410.

Located at 51.9778, 4.84889 (Lat. / Lng.), about 8 miles away.
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Former municipalities of Utrecht (province)

Aan de Zuwe

Aan de Zuwe is a hamlet in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is located in the municipality of De Ronde Venen, 3 km south of Wilnis. Aan de Zuwe has about 55 inhabitants.

Located at 52.1667, 4.9 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Populated places in Utrecht (province)

Tienhoven, South Holland

Tienhoven is a village in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Zederik, and lies about 10 km southwest of IJsselstein. The statistical area "Tienhoven", which also can include the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 230. Tienhoven was a separate municipality between 1817 and 1986, when it became part of Zederik.

Located at 51.9667, 4.93333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 8 miles away.
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Populated places in South Holland, Former municipalities of South Holland

Barwoutswaarder

Barwoutswaarder is a village in the municipality of Woerden in the Netherlands. It is located to the west of the city of Woerden. Until 1964, Barwoutswaarder was a separate municipality (then in the province of South Holland). The municipality was created in 1817; between 1812 and 1817, the village was part of Waarder.

Located at 52.0833, 4.86667 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Former municipalities of South Holland, Populated places in Utrecht (province)

's-Gravesloot

's-Gravesloot is a former hamlet and municipality in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It was located between Kamerik and Woerden. 's-Gravesloot was a heerlijkheid owned by the province of Utrecht until 1751, when it was sold to a private owner. When the current municipal system was introduced in the Netherlands in 1812, it became part of Kamerik. When that municipality was split into three parts, 's-Gravesloot became a separate municipality again.

Located at 52.095, 4.87917 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Former municipalities of Utrecht (province)

Kamerik-Houtdijken

Kamerik-Houtdijken is a former municipality in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It existed from 1818 to 1857, after which it merged with 's-Gravesloot, Kamerik-Mijzijde, and Teckop, to form the new municipality of Kamerik. During that time, it had about 620 inhabitants, in three polders: Kamerik-Teylingens, Groot-Houtdijk, and Klein-Houtdijk. This included the village of Oud-Kamerik, the hamlet Houtdijken, and half of the village of Kamerik.

Located at 52.109, 4.91226 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Former municipalities of Utrecht (province)

Hoenkoop

Hoenkoop is a village in the Dutch province of Utrecht. Since 1970, Hoenkoop has been a part of the municipality of Oudewater. Between 1815 and 1970, it was a separate municipality.

Located at 52, 4.85 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Former municipalities of Utrecht (province)

Laagnieuwkoop

Laagnieuwkoop is a hamlet in the Dutch municipality of Stichtse Vecht. Between 1815 and 1942, Laagnieuwkoop was a separate municipality, consisting of the village, the nearby hamlet of Gieltjesdorp, and Zuideinde (the south end of Portengen).

Located at 52.1322, 4.98361 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Former municipalities of Utrecht (province), Stichtse Vecht

Maarssenbroek

Maarssenbroek is a former village in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is nowadays one of the twelve districts in the municipality of Stichtse Vecht. It is with around 23.400 inhabitants the most populated district in Stichtse Vecht. It lies on the west side of the Amsterdam-Rhine Canal. Between 1815 and 1857, Maarssenbroek was a separate municipality. Maarssenbroek is divided into thirteen residential areas with names picked from plant types and animal species as listed below.

Located at 52.1333, 5.01667 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7 miles away.
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Populated places in Utrecht (province), Former municipalities of Utrecht (province), Stichtse Vecht

Indijk, Utrecht

Indijk is a former municipality in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It existed from 1817 to 1821, when it was joined to the municipality of Harmelen.

Located at 52.1058, 4.94028 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Former municipalities of Utrecht (province)

Wulverhorst

Wulverhorst is a former municipality in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It was located south of Woerden. Wulverhorst was a separate municipality between 1818 and 1857, when it was merged with Linschoten. The area is now a part of Montfoort.

Located at 52.0642, 4.89167 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Former municipalities of Utrecht (province)

Willeskop

Willeskop is a village in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is located in the municipality of Montfoort, 2 km east of that city. Willeskop was a separate municipality between 1818 and 1989, when it was merged with Montfoort.

Located at 52.0167, 4.9 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Populated places in Utrecht (province), Former municipalities of Utrecht (province)

Wilnis

Wilnis is a village in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is located in the municipality of De Ronde Venen, between Mijdrecht and Vinkeveen. It is about twenty kilometres south of Amsterdam. Wilnis was a separate municipality until 1989.

Located at 52.2, 4.9 (Lat. / Lng.), about 8 miles away.
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Populated places in Utrecht (province), Former municipalities of Utrecht (province)

Veldhuizen

Veldhuizen is a hamlet in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is located in the municipality of Utrecht, south of De Meern. It is also the name of a new neighbourhood of Utrecht, built close to the hamlet. Veldhuizen was a separate municipality between 1818 and 1954, when it became a part of Vleuten-De Meern.

Located at 52.0828, 5.01389 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Populated places in Utrecht (province), Former municipalities of Utrecht (province)

Portengen

Portengen is a hamlet in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is located in the municipality of Stichtse Vecht, 1 km northeast of Kockengen. Portengen was a separate municipality from 1818 to 1857, when it was merged with Breukelen-Nijenrode.

Located at 52.1667, 4.96667 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7 miles away.
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Populated places in Utrecht (province), Former municipalities of Utrecht (province), Stichtse Vecht

Oudhuizen

Oudhuizen is a former village in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is now a neighbourhood on the eastern side of the village of Wilnis. Oudhuizen was a separate municipality from 1818 to 1857, when it was merged with Wilnis.

Located at 52.2, 4.93333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 8 miles away.
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Former municipalities of Utrecht (province)

Lange Ruige Weide

Lange Ruige Weide is a former municipality in the Dutch province of South Holland. It was located west of the city of Oudewater, and covered the hamlets of Langeweide and Ruigeweide. Lange Ruige Weide was a separate municipality from 1818 to 1964, when it became part of Driebruggen.

Located at 52.0437, 4.79837 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Former municipalities of South Holland

Vliet, Utrecht

Vliet is a hamlet in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is located about 1 km southwest of the city of Oudewater, on the south bank of the Hollandsche IJssel. Vliet was a separate municipality between 1817 and 1846, when it became part of Haastrecht. During that time, the area was part of the province of South Holland. According to the 19th century historian A.J. van der Aa, there was no hamlet in the area in the middle of the 19th century.

Located at 52.0167, 4.85 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Populated places in Utrecht (province), Former municipalities of South Holland

Goejanverwellesluis

The Goejanverwellesluis is a lock in Hekendorp, Netherlands. The 'Goejannen' - the men from the surrounding polders who went to sea - said their last farewells by this channel. According to the tradition, Wilhelmina of Prussia, wife of stadholder William V was captured here on 28 June 1787 by the Patriots from Gouda. In reality, her entourage were arrested at Bonrepas on the river Vlist, on the way to Schoonhoven near Haastrecht.

Located at 52.014, 4.811 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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The Patriottentijd, Buildings and structures in Utrecht (province), Locks of the Netherlands