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Abcoude
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Location municipality Abcoude
Country The Netherlands
Province Utrecht
Coordinates and maps 52.27° N 4.97° E
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Mayor J. Streng (VVD)
Area
 • Land
 • Water		 32.11 km²
30.36 km²
1.75 km²
Population
 • Density		 8,628 (2005)
284/km²
Website www.abcoude.nl

Image:Ltspkr.pngAbcoude is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of Utrecht. Image File history File links Dutch_Municipality_Abcoude_2006. ... The Netherlands (Dutch: Nederland) is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands (Dutch: Koninkrijk der Nederlanden). ... Utrecht is the smallest province of the Netherlands, and is located in the center of the country. ... A mayor (from the Latin maīor, meaning larger,greater) is the politician who serves as chief executive official of some types of municipalities. ... The Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie (VVD), literally Peoples Party for Freedom and Democracy, is a free market liberal party in the Netherlands. ... -1... Density (symbol: ρ - Greek: rho) is a measure of mass per unit of volume. ... The purpose of this page is to lay out our policies for handling sounds, and give people some useful information for handling sound files. ... Utrecht is the smallest province of the Netherlands, and is located in the center of the country. ...

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Population centres

The municipality of Abcoude consists of the villages Abcoude and Baambrugge, and the hamlet Stokkelaar. Abcoude is a municipality and a town in the central Netherlands. ...


The village Abcoude

The village of Abcoude is the main town of the municipality. It lies about 13 km southeast of Amsterdam, on the confluence of the Angstel River, the Gein River, and the Holendrecht River. Amsterdam Location Flag Country Netherlands Province North Holland Population 742,951(1 January 2005) Coordinates 52°22′N 4°54′E Website www. ...


In 2001, the town of Abcoude had 6431 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 1.28 km2, and contained 2678 residences.[1]


History

The municipality of Abcoude was formed in 1941, from the former municipalities of Abcoude-Proosdij (containing the village of Abcoude) and Abcoude-Baambrugge (containing the village of Baambrugge).


Local government

The municipal council of Abcoude consists of 13 seats, which are divided as follows:

The Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie (VVD), literally Peoples Party for Freedom and Democracy, is a free market liberal party in the Netherlands. ... The Christen Democratisch Appèl (Abbriviated: CDA, English: Christian-Democratic Appeal) is a Dutch christian-democratic political party. ... The Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA), or Labour Party, is a social democratic political party in the Netherlands. ... Democraten 66 (D66), is a social liberal party in the Netherlands. ... GroenLinks (GL, GreenLeft) is a political party in the Netherlands. ...

References

  1. ↑ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001 [1]. Statistics are for the continuous built-up area.
  • Statistics are taken from the SDU Staatscourant

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Abcoude Information (139 words)
Abcoude is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of Utrecht.
The municipality of Abcoude consists of the villages Abcoude and Baambrugge, and the hamlet Stokkelaar.
The municipality of Abcoude was formed in 1941, from the former municipalities of Abcoude-Proosdij (containing the village of Abcoude) and Abcoude-Baambrugge (containing the village of Baambrugge).
Abcoude (578 words)
Abcoude, Baambrugge, verstedelijkt dorp gelegen in landelijk gebied bezuiden Amsterdam.
Abcoude ligt aan de rand van de provincie Utrecht in de nabijheid van Amsterdam en telt ongeveer 8600 inwoners.
De beperkte afstand tussen Lennik en Abcoude, de gemeenschappelijke geschiedenis binnen de “Nederlandse stam” en de afwezigheid van een taalbarrière maakt dat de culturele, recreatieve en sportieve contacten in de toekomst zeker nog zullen bestendigd en uitgebreid worden.
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