Loenen () is a former municipality in the
Netherlands
, Terminology of the Low Countries, informally Holland, is a country in Northwestern Europe, with Caribbean Netherlands, overseas territories in the Caribbean. It is the largest of the four constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Nether ...
, in the province of
Utrecht
Utrecht ( ; ; ) is the List of cities in the Netherlands by province, fourth-largest city of the Netherlands, as well as the capital and the most populous city of the Provinces of the Netherlands, province of Utrecht (province), Utrecht. The ...
. It was in the ''
Vechtstreek'' area. On January 1, 2011, Loenen merged with
Breukelen
Breukelen () is a town and former municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of Utrecht. It is situated to the northwest of Utrecht, along the river Vecht and close to the lakes of the Loosdrechtse Plassen, an area of natural and tourist i ...
and
Maarssen to form
Stichtse Vecht.
Population centres
The former municipality of Loenen consisted of the following cities, towns, villages and districts:
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Loenen (aan de Vecht) (main town)
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Loenersloot
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Mijnden
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Nieuwerhoek
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Nieuwersluis
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Nigtevecht
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Vreeland
History
The earliest traceable mention of the game of
golf
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refers to a game played in Loenen aan de Vecht. In his book ''Early Golf'', 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.
References
External links
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A map of the former municipality(Dead link)
Municipalities of the Netherlands disestablished in 2011
Former municipalities of Utrecht (province)
Stichtse Vecht
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