De Ronde Venen

Municipality in Utrecht, Netherlands

De Ronde Venen

Municipality

Vinkeveen town centre

Flag

Coat of arms

Location in Utrecht

Coordinates: 52°12′N 4°52′E﻿ / ﻿52.200°N 4.867°E﻿ / 52.200; 4.867
Country| Netherlands
Province| Utrecht
Established| 1 January 1989
Government

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• Body| Municipal council
• Mayor| Maarten Divendal (PvdA)
Area

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• Total

| 116.98 km2 (45.17 sq mi)
• Land| 99.92 km2 (38.58 sq mi)
• Water| 17.06 km2 (6.59 sq mi)
Elevation

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| −2 m (−7 ft)
Population

(January 2021)[4]

• Total

| 44,720
• Density| 448/km2 (1,160/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode|

Parts of 1300, 1400 and 3600 ranges

Area code| 0294, 0297
Website| www.derondevenen.nl

De Ronde Venen (Dutch pronunciation: [də ˈrɔndə ˈveːnə(n)] ⓘ; lit. 'the round peat bogs') is a municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of Utrecht. On 1 January 2011, the municipality of Abcoude was amalgamated into De Ronde Venen.

## Population centres

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The municipality of De Ronde Venen consists of the villages Abcoude, Amstelhoek, De Hoef, Baambrugge, Mijdrecht, Vinkeveen, Waverveen, and Wilnis, and a number of hamlets, such as Aan de Zuwe, Achterbos, and Stokkelaarsbrug.

### Topography

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Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of De Ronde Venen, June 2015

## Notable people

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Jan Willem Pieneman, 1860 Nicolien Sauerbreij

* Jan van Almeloveen (1656 in Mijdrecht – 1684) a Dutch painter, engraver and draughtsman
* Theodorus Janssonius van Almeloveen (1657 in Mijdrecht – 1712) a Dutch physician and medical editor
* Jan Willem Pieneman (1779 in Abcoude – 1853) a painter
* Werenfried van Straaten (1913 in Mijdrecht – 2003) a Dutch Roman Catholic priest and social activist
* Hans van Vliet (born 1949 in Mijdrecht) a Dutch computer scientist and academic
* Michaël Dudok de Wit (born 1953 in Abcoude) a Dutch animator, director and illustrator [5]
* Saskia Rao-de Haas (born 1971 in Abcoude) a virtuoso cellist and composer

### Sport

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* Jan Grijseels (1890 in Abcoude-Proosdij – 1961) a Dutch track and field athlete, who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics
* Gerard Maarse (1929 in Wilnis – 1989) a Dutch speed skater, competed in the 1952 & 1956 Winter Olympics
* Christine Aaftink (born 1966 in Abcoude) a retired speed skater, competed at the 1988, 1992 and 1994 Winter Olympics
* Tom Cordes (born 1966 in Wilnis) a retired Dutch cyclist, competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics
* Nicolien Sauerbreij (born 1979 in De Hoef) a Dutch professional snowboarder, competed in the 2002 & 2006 Winter Olympic Games and was a gold medal in the 2010 Winter Olympics
* Ivo Snijders (born 1980 in Mijdrecht) a rower, competed in the 2004 & 2008 Summer Olympics

## Gallery

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* Het Oude station van Vinkeveen

* Windmill Wilnis

* Netherlands, Ronde Venen, Kromme Mijdrecht

* Wilnis-Vinkeveen Platform 4, Jan Konings

* The town hall of the municipality of De Ronde Venen, located in Mijdrecht.

## References

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1. ^ "Maarten Divendal" (in Dutch). Gemeente De Ronde Venen. Archived from the original on 5 April 2014. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
2. ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
3. ^ "Postcodetool for 3641AL". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
4. ^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
5. ^ IMDb Database retrieved 20 September 2019

## External links

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* Media related to De Ronde Venen at Wikimedia Commons
* Official website

Places adjacent to De Ronde Venen

| Amstelveen (NH) | Ouder-Amstel (NH) | Amsterdam (NH)

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Uithoorn (NH) |

De Ronde Venen

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Nieuwkoop (ZH) | Woerden |

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Populated places in the municipality of De Ronde Venen

Towns|

* Mijdrecht

Villages|

* Abcoude
* Amstelhoek
* Baambrugge
* De Hoef
* Vinkeveen
* Waverveen
* Wilnis

Hamlets|

* Aan de Zuwe
* Achterbos
* Baambrugse Zuwe
* Groenlandsekade
* Stokkelaarsbrug
* Vinkekade

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Municipalities of Utrecht

* Amersfoort
* Baarn
* Bunnik
* Bunschoten
* De Bilt
* De Ronde Venen
* Eemnes
* Houten
* IJsselstein
* Leusden
* Lopik
* Montfoort
* Nieuwegein
* Oudewater
* Renswoude
* Rhenen
* Soest
* Stichtse Vecht
* Utrecht
* Utrechtse Heuvelrug
* Veenendaal
* Vijfheerenlanden
* Wijk bij Duurstede
* Woerden
* Woudenberg
* Zeist

* See also
* Netherlands
* Provinces
* Municipalities

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