Woudenberg
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Town and municipality | |
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| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Utrecht |
| Government | |
| • Body | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Magda Jansen-van Harten (none) |
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| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postcode | 3930–3931 |
| Area code | 033 |
| Website | www |
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Woudenberg (Script error: No such module "IPA".) is a town and municipality in the central Netherlands, in the province of Utrecht. On 23 July 2025 its population reached 15,000.
There are forests in the western part of the municipality in which the Pyramid of Austerlitz is located. The municipality also borders the province of Gelderland to the east.
Etymology
The name Woudenberg refers to a forested hill; nowadays the town lies in an agricultural area about 8 km south of Amersfoort.
Topography
Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Woudenberg, 2013.
Economy
The main sources of income were the raising of livestock and the cultivation of tobacco. Currently, most people work out of town, mostly in the surrounding towns of Amersfoort, Utrecht and Veenendaal.
Tourism
Because of the many attractions nearby, such as the Grebbe, the Pyramid of Austerlitz and the Henschotermeer, Woudenberg is visited by many tourists. That can also be derived from the number of tourist accommodation, which is 12.
Notable people
- Arie de Vroet (1918 – 1999 in Woudenberg) footballer
- Erik Verlinde & Herman Verlinde (born 1962) identical twin brothers and theoretical physicists and string theorist
- Ricky van Wolfswinkel (born 1989) professional footballer
Gallery
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Town centre of Woudenberg looking towards the Raadhuis
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Modern Woudenberg
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Woudenberg panoramio
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House near the station
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Samenstelling college" [Members of the board] (in Dutch). Gemeente Woudenberg. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Nederlands). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Postcodetool for 3931KK". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Archived from the original on 24 December 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Nederlands). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
External links
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