Renswoude () is a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality ...

and a

town A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than city, cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world. Origin and use The word "town" shares ...

in the central

Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherl ...

, 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 Nethe ...

Topography

''Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Renswoude, June 2015''

Notable people

Jan Hendrik Waszink Jan Hendrik Waszink (17 October 1908, Renswoude – 5 October 1990, Lugano) was a Dutch Latin scholar, Professor of Latin at Leiden University. Best known as an expert on Tertullian, he also edited the translation and commentary by Calcidius on ...

(1908–1990) a Dutch Latin scholar and academic *

Roel Robbertsen Roelof Cornelis (Roel) Robbertsen (born 6 October 1948 in Renswoude) is a Dutch politician and pig farmer. He is a member of the Christian Democratic Appeal (''Christen-Democratisch Appèl''). From 1 June 2007 until 7 June 2013 he was Queen's C ...

(born 1948) a Dutch politician and pig farmer *

Henk-Jan Held Hendrik Jan ("Henk-Jan") Held (born 12 November 1967 in Renswoude, Utrecht) is a volleyball player from the Netherlands, who represented his native country in two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992 in Barcelona, Spain. After having wo ...

(born 1967) a volleyball player, team silver medallist at the

1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as ...

and team gold medallist at the 1996 Summer Olympics * Maarten Van Garderen (born 1990) a Dutch male volleyball player, member of the Netherlands men's national volleyball team

Gallery

File:Church in Renswoude, designed by Jacob van Campen.JPG, Church designed by

Jacob van Campen Jacob van Campen (2 February 1596 - 13 September 1657) was a Dutch artist and architect of the Golden Age. Life He was born into a wealthy family at Haarlem, and spent his youth in his home town. Being of noble birth and with time on his hand ...

for the grandfather of Maria Duyst van Voorhout's husband File:3927 Renswoude, Netherlands - panoramio (32).jpg, Renswoude Castle File:Gemeentehuis Renswoude - 3.JPG, Gemeentehuis, Renswoude

References

External links

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Official website
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