Utrechtse Heuvelrug (; en, "Utrecht Hill Ridge") is a municipality in the

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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 ...

. It was formed on 1 January 2006 by merging the former municipalities of Amerongen,

Doorn Doorn is a town in the municipality of Utrechtse Heuvelrug in the central Netherlands, in the province of Utrecht. History In a document from 885 to 896, the settlement is called "Thorhem", dwelling of Thor, the God of Thunder. Vikings quart ...

, Driebergen-Rijsenburg,

Leersum Leersum is a town in the municipality of Utrechtse Heuvelrug in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It lies about 7 km (4.3 mi) east of Doorn and 9 km (5.5 mi) west of Veenendaal. In 2001, the town of Leersum had 6013 inhabitants. The ...

, and

Maarn Maarn is a town in the municipality of Utrechtse Heuvelrug in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is located about 10 km (6.2 mi) east of Zeist. In 2001, the town of Maarn had 4,071 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 1.26 km ...

Name

The name of the municipality is derived from the Utrecht Hill Ridge, a ridge of sandhills that covers part of the province of Utrecht. All the former municipalities that merged into Utrechtse Heuvelrug are situated on the southern part of this ridge. In this southern part lies the Utrechtse Heuvelrug National Park, that covers and was established in 2003.

Population centres

The municipality of Utrechtse Heuvelrug consists of the following cities, towns, villages and/or districts: Amerongen,

Darthuizen Darthuizen is a hamlet in the Dutch municipality of Utrechtse Heuvelrug. From 1818 to 1857, Darthuizen was a separate municipality. On 8 June 1857, it merged into the municipality of Leersum. The hamlet was first mentioned in 1253 as Derthesen. ...

, Driebergen-Rijsenburg,

Maarsbergen Maarsbergen is a settlement in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is a part of the municipality of Utrechtse Heuvelrug, and lies about 18 km east of Utrecht. History It was first mentioned in 1134 as Merseberch. The etymology is unclear. Th ...

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''Dutch topographic map of the municipality of Utrechtse Heuvelrug, June 2015''

Transportation

Railway stations: Driebergen-Zeist,

Twin towns

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Notable people

Portrait of Frederick of Nassau-Zuylestein attributed to Jan de Baan

Public thinking & Public Service

Frederick Nassau de Zuylestein Frederick of Nassau, Lord of Zuylestein (1624–1672) was an illegitimate son of Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange, by Margaretha Catharina Bruyns, Life Frederick was born in 1624 out of wedlock to Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange (1584 – 1647 ...

(1624–1672) illegitimate son of

Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange Frederick Henry ( nl, Frederik Hendrik; 29 January 1584 – 14 March 1647) was the sovereign prince of Orange and stadtholder of Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht, Guelders, Overijssel in the Dutch Republic from 1625 until his death in 1647. In the last ...

who gave him Castle Zuylestein in 1640 *

Godert de Ginkell, 1st Earl of Athlone Godard van Reede, 1st Earl of Athlone, Baron van Reede, Lord of Ginkel, born in the Netherlands as Baron Godard van Reede (14 June 1644 – 11 February 1703), was a Dutch general in Williamite service who rose to prominence during the Williamite ...

(1644 in Amerongen – 1703) a Dutch general in the service of England * William Nassau de Zuylestein, 1st Earl of Rochford (1649 in Castle Zuylestein – 1708) a Dutch soldier and diplomat in the service of his cousin

William III of England William III (William Henry; ; 4 November 16508 March 1702), also widely known as William of Orange, was the sovereign Prince of Orange from birth, Stadtholder of Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht, Guelders, and Overijssel in the Dutch Republic f ...

Rogier Verbeek Rogier Diederik Marius Verbeek (7 April 1845, Doorn – 9 April 1926, The Hague) was a Dutch geologist and natural scientist. His journal ''Krakatau'', which was edited in 1884 and 1885 by order of the Governor-General of the Dutch East Ind ...

(1845 in Doorn – 1926) a Dutch geologist and natural scientist *

Wilhelm II, German Emperor Wilhelm II (Friedrich Wilhelm Viktor Albert; 27 January 18594 June 1941) was the last German Emperor (german: Kaiser) and King of Prussia, reigning from 15 June 1888 until his abdication on 9 November 1918. Despite strengthening the German Emp ...

(1859 – 1941 in Huis Doorn) the last German Emperor (Kaiser) and King of Prussia, lived in Doorn 1919–1941 * Princess Hermine Reuss of Greiz (1887–1947) married

Wilhelm II , house = Hohenzollern , father = Frederick III, German Emperor , mother = Victoria, Princess Royal , religion = Lutheranism (Prussian United) , signature = Wilhelm II, German Emperor Signature-.svg Wilhelm II (Friedrich Wilhelm Viktor ...

(1859–1941) in Doorn * Louis Beel (1902 in Roermond – 1977) a Dutch politician,

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1946/8 and 1958/1959 *

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(1938 in Driebergen – 2006) Dutch politician, co-founder of the GreenLeft party * Herman Wijffels (born 1942 in Turkeye) a retired Dutch politician and businessman. *

Ben Verwaayen Bernardus Johannes Maria "Ben" Verwaayen Officier in de Orde van Oranje Nassau (born 11 February 1952) is a Dutch businessman and a general partner of Keen Venture Partners. He was Chief Executive Officer of telecommunications company Alcatel-Luc ...

(born 1952 in Driebergen) Dutch businessman, CEO of

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2008/13. * Aart Jan de Geus (born 1955 in Doorn) a retired Dutch politician and businessman *

Dick Benschop Dick Anne Benschop (born 5 November 1957) is a former Dutch politician of the Labour Party (PvdA) and businessman. He was the CEO and chairman of the Schiphol Group since 1 May 2018 until 1 November 2022 and chairman of the since 1 June 2017. ...

(born 1957 in Driebergen) a retired Dutch politician and businessman * Olaf Stuger (born 1969 in Driebergen) a Dutch politician and

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* Tjalling Halbertsma (born 1969 in Doorn) a lawyer and anthropologist Gratia Schimmelpenninck van der Oye (1)

The Arts

* Christian Mali (1832 in Darthuizen) – 1906) a German painter and art professor *

Anton van Wouw Anton van Wouw (27 December 1862 30 July 1945) was a Dutch-born South African sculptor regarded as the father of South African sculpture.Burger, E. ''Die Huiselike Omstandighede van Anton van Wouw''. University of Pretoria, 1941, p. 21 Bio ...

(1862 in Driebergen - 1945) sculptor, the father of South African sculpture *

Aldo van Eyck Aldo van Eyck (; 16 March 1918 – 14 January 1999) was a Dutch architect. He was one of the most influential protagonists of the architectural movement Structuralism. Family He was born in Driebergen, Utrecht, a son of poet, critic, ess ...

(1918 in Driebergen – 1999) an architect, protagonist of

Structuralism In sociology, anthropology, archaeology, history, philosophy, and linguistics, structuralism is a general theory of culture and methodology that implies that elements of human culture must be understood by way of their relationship to a broader s ...

. * Peter Bree (1949 in Driebergen) a Dutch oboist and radio presenter *

Gijs Scholten van Aschat Gijs Scholten van Aschat (born 16 September 1959) is a Dutch actor An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media s ...

(born 1959 in Doorn) a Dutch actor *

Job ter Burg Job ter Burg (born 13 September 1972 in Maarn) is a Dutch film editor, best known for his long-term collaborations with directors Martin Koolhoven, Paul Verhoeven and Alex van Warmerdam. He was invited to join the Film Editors Branch of the Acad ...

(born 1972 in Maarn) a Dutch film editor IMDb Database
retrieved 31 August 2019 * Nicky Romero (born 1989 in Amerongen) a Dutch musician, DJ, record producer and remixer

Sport

* Jan de Beaufort (1880 in Doorn – 1946) a Dutch fencer, competed at three Olympic Games * Jops Reeman (1886 in Amerongen – 1959) a Dutch football player who won bronze in the

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* Gratia Schimmelpenninck van der Oye (1912 in Doorn – 2012) a Dutch alpine skier, competed at the

1936 Winter Olympics The 1936 Winter Olympics, officially known as the IV Olympic Winter Games (german: IV. Olympische Winterspiele) and commonly known as Garmisch-Partenkirchen 1936 ( bar, Garmasch-Partakurch 1936), were a winter multi-sport event held from 6 to 16 ...

Carel Godin de Beaufort Jonkheer Karel Pieter Antoni Jan Hubertus (Carel) Godin de Beaufort (10 April 1934 – 2 August 1964) was a Dutch nobleman and motorsport driver from the Netherlands. He competed in Formula One between and . Career Godin de Beaufort participate ...

(1934 in Maarsbergen – 1964) a Dutch nobleman and motorsport driver * Nienke Kingma (born 1982 in Driebergen) is a rower, silver medallist in the

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and bronze medallist at the

2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, th ...

* Claudia Belderbos (born 1985 in Doorn) a Dutch rower who won bronze at the

Gallery

File:SparrendaalZeist.jpg, Sparrendaal Driebergen File:Amerongen, korenmolen Maallust IMG 9190 2019-04-19 15.01.jpg, Amerongen, korenmolen Maallust File:SterkenburgCastle.jpg, Sterkenburg Castle File:Doorn - Sculptuur voor het gemeentehuis op het Dorpsplein.jpg, Doorn - Sculptuur voor het gemeentehuis op het Dorpsplein File:Maarn Tuindorpweg Bushokje.jpg, Maarn Tuindorpweg Bushokje Image:Driebergen, de Grote Kerk in straatzicht foto1 2012-05-27 16.54.jpg, Driebergen, church (de Grote Kerk) File:Doorn, de Dartheide IMG 6518 2020-07-12 14.47.jpg, Doorn, heath: the Dartheide

References

External links

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Official website
Municipalities of Utrecht (province) Municipalities of the Netherlands established in 2006 {{Utrecht-geo-stub