Maarssen () is a town in the middle of the
Netherlands
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, in the province of
Utrecht
Utrecht ( , , ) is the fourth-largest city and a municipality of the Netherlands, capital and most populous city of the province of Utrecht. It is located in the eastern corner of the Randstad conurbation, in the very centre of mainland Net ...
, along the river
Vecht and the
Amsterdam–Rhine Canal
The Amsterdam–Rhine Canal ( Dutch: ''Amsterdam-Rijnkanaal'') is a canal in the Netherlands that was built to connect the port and capital city of Amsterdam to the main shipping artery of the Rhine. Its course follows a generally southeasterly di ...
. The west of Maarssen is called Maarssen-Broek
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whereas the east is called Maarssen-Dorp. Both put together and joined by other small towns around provide the area of Maarssen.
On 1 January 2011 Maarssen merged with the councils of
Breukelen and
Loenen
Loenen () 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 municipa ...
to become
Stichtse Vecht.
Population centres
The former municipality of Maarssen consisted of the following cities, towns, villages and/or districts:
* Maarssen (colloquially "Maarssen-dorp") and Maarssen-Broek
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Maarssenbroek
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Maarsseveen
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Molenpolder
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Oud-Maarsseveen
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Oud-Zuilen
Oud-Zuilen is a village in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is a part of the municipality of Stichtse Vecht, and lies about 4 km northwest of Utrecht. It is in an area called the "Vechtstreek". Zuylen Castle is located in the village.
Histo ...
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Tienhoven
Transportation
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Maarssen railway station
References
External links
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Historische Kring MaarssenMaarssen 2000
Municipalities of the Netherlands disestablished in 2011
Populated places in Utrecht (province)
Former municipalities of Utrecht (province)
Stichtse Vecht
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