Maartensdijk

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The town centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Maartensdijk in the municipality of De Bilt.

Maartensdijk (52°9′N, 5°11′E) is a town in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is a part of the municipality of De Bilt, and lies about 4 km north of Bilthoven.

In 2001, the town of Maartensdijk had 4395 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 0.84 km², and contained 1744 residences.[1] Including the surrounding countryside, the statistical area "Maartensdijk" has a population of 5010.

[edit] History

Maartensdijk was a separate municipality until 2001, when it merged with De Bilt. Before 1811 Maartensdijk was called Oostveen (east peat).

[edit] References

  1. ^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001 [1]. Statistics are for the continuous built-up area.

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Dutch Reformed church in Maartensdijk
Dutch Reformed church in Maartensdijk
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