De Ronde Venen

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°ECoordinates: 52°12′N 4°52′E / 52.200°N 4.867°E
Country	Netherlands
Province	Utrecht
Established	1 January 1989
Government[1]
• Body	Municipal council
• Mayor	Maarten Divendal (PvdA)
Area[2]
• Total	116.98 km^2 (45.17 sq mi)
• Land	100.77 km^2 (38.91 sq mi)
• Water	16.21 km^2 (6.26 sq mi)
Elevation[3]	−2 m (−7 ft)
Population (May 2014)[4]
• Total	42,654
• Density	423/km^2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postcode	Parts of 1300, 1400 and 3600 ranges
Area code	0294, 0297
Website	www.derondevenen.nl

De Ronde Venen ( pronunciation ) 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

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

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

References

1. "Maarten Divendal" (in Dutch). Gemeente De Ronde Venen. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
2. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten" [Key figures for neighbourhoods]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
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. 26 June 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2014.

External links

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