Stichtse Vecht

Stichtse Vecht is a municipality of the Netherlands and lies in the northwestern part of the province of Utrecht.

Stichtse Vecht
Municipality
The Vecht river through Maarssen
The Vecht river through Maarssen
Flag of Stichtse Vecht
Flag
Coat of arms of Stichtse Vecht
Coat of arms
Highlighted position of Stichtse Vecht in a municipal map of Utrecht
Location in Utrecht
Coordinates: 52°9′N 5°2′E
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceUtrecht
Established1 January 2011[1]
Government
[2]
 • BodyMunicipal council
 • MayorAp Reinders
Area
[3]
 • Total106.82 km2 (41.24 sq mi)
 • Land96.10 km2 (37.10 sq mi)
 • Water10.72 km2 (4.14 sq mi)
Elevation
[4]
1 m (3 ft)
Population
 (January 2021)[5]
 • Total65,108
 • Density678/km2 (1,760/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode
1393, 3600–3612, 3620–3622, 3626–3634
Area code0294, 0346
Websitewww.stichtsevecht.nl

The municipality has about 63,000 inhabitants and covers an area of about 107 km² (41 sq mi).

Stichtse Vecht has been newly formed by a merger of the municipalities of Breukelen (in the west), Maarssen (in the east) and Loenen (in the north) on 1 January 2011.[6]

Geography

Stichtse Vecht is situated north of the city of Utrecht, in an area called the Vechtstreek. It is near sea level and is mostly rural with many pastures.

Within its boundaries lay the Maarsseveense Plassen, which are recreational lakes. Northeast it borders the Loosdrechtse Plassen, also recreational lakes, which lay in neighbouring municipality of Wijdemeren.

The Amsterdam–Rhine Canal and the river Vecht crosses the municipality from south to north.

Topography
Nijenrode Castle in Breukelen
View of Breukelen

Dutch Topographic map of Stichtse Vecht, June 2015

Dutch Topographic map of Stichtse Vecht, June 2015

History

The municipality contains many stately homes (buitenplaatsen) and several castles, like Nijenrode Castle, Slot Zuylen and Huis te Mijnden.

Transportation

The A2 motorway crosses the municipality from south to north.

There are two railway stations:

Population centers

Politics

Municipal council

The municipal council consists of the following parties:[7]

Political party Seats
VVD 8
CDA 5
Maarssen2000 4
D66 3
PvdA 3
GroenLinks 2
ChristenUnie-SGP 2
Streekbelangen 2
Het Vechtse Verbond 2
Breukelen Beweegt 1
Maarssen Natuurlijk 1
Total 33

Executive board

VVD, CDA, D66, ChristenUnie-SGP, Streekbelangen and Het Vechtse Verbond have formed a coalition. Together they have 22 seats. Members of the executive board are:[8]

Mayor:

  • Marc Witteman (CDA)

Aldermen:

  • Pieter de Groene (D66)
  • Gera Helling-Zeisseink (CDA)
  • Vital van der Horst (Streekbelangen)
  • Piet Ploeg (VVD)
  • Jaap Verkroost (CDA)
  • Klaas Wiersema (VVD)

Notable people
Isabelle de Charrière, 1771
Rutger Hauer, 2018

The Arts

Public thinking & Public Service

Sport
Annemieke Kiesel, 2010

References
  1. "Gemeentelijke indeling op 1 januari 2011" [Municipal divisions on 1 January 2011]. cbs.nl (in Dutch). CBS. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
  2. "Collegeleden" [Board members] (in Dutch). Gemeente Stichtse Vecht. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
  3. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  4. "Postcodetool for 3601GR". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
  5. "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  6. (in Dutch) Herindelingsprocedure Vecht- en Plassengebied Archived 2011-09-27 at the Wayback Machine (municipal reorganization), Province of Utrecht website
  7. (in Dutch) Municipal council, Municipality of Stichtse Vecht website
  8. (in Dutch) Executive board, Municipality of Stichtse Vecht website
  9. IMDb Database retrieved 24 September 2019
  10. IMDb Database retrieved 24 September 2019
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