Loenen

For other uses, see Loenen (disambiguation).
Loenen
Former municipality


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Coordinates: 52°13′N 5°1′E / 52.217°N 5.017°E / 52.217; 5.017Coordinates: 52°13′N 5°1′E / 52.217°N 5.017°E / 52.217; 5.017
Country Netherlands
Province Utrecht
Municipality Stichtse Vecht
Area(2006)
  Total 27.32 km2 (10.55 sq mi)
  Land 25.00 km2 (9.65 sq mi)
  Water 2.32 km2 (0.90 sq mi)
Population (1 January 2007)
  Total 8,222
  Density 329/km2 (850/sq mi)
  Source: CBS, Statline.
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Website www.loenen.nl

Loenen ( pronunciation ) is a former municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of Utrecht. It was in the Vechtstreek area. On January 1, 2011, Loenen merged with Breukelen and Maarssen to form Stichtse Vecht.

Population centres

The former municipality of Loenen consisted of the following cities, towns, villages and districts:

History

The earliest traceable mention of the game of golf refers to a game played in Loenen aan de Vecht. In his book Early Golf, Steven van Hengel describes how the game of "Colf" or "Kolf" was played in 1297 near the castle of Kronenburg. The players had to hit the castle door in as few strikes as possible from the Court House by hitting a ball with a stick.

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