Capital	Utrecht
Queen's Commissioner	mr. B. (Boele) Staal
Religion (1999)	Protestant 27% Catholic 20%
Area - Land - Water	12th 1.386 km² 63 km²
Population - Total - Density	5th 1.171.356 (2005) 845 /km²
Anthem	Langs de Vecht en d'oude Rijnstroom
Official website	www.provincie-utrecht.nl

Utrecht is the smallest province of the Netherlands, and is located in the center of the country. It is bordered by the Eemmeer in the north, Gelderland in the east, the river Rhine in the south, South Holland in the west, and North Holland in the northwest. Image File history File links Please see the file description page for further information. ... Image File history File links Utrecht_coat. ... Image File history File links Description: Map for localisazion of the province of Utrecht in the Netherlands. ... In politics, a capital (also called capital city or political capital — although the latter phrase has an alternative meaning based on an alternative meaning of capital) is the principal city or town associated with its government. ... Utrecht is a municipality and the capital city of the Dutch province of Utrecht. ... There are two levels of local government in The Netherlands, the provinces and the municipalities. ... Protestantism is a general grouping of denominations within Christianity. ... This article explains the meaning of area as a physical quantity. ... (Redirected from 12th) 12 (twelve) is the natural number following 11 and preceding 13. ... A square metre (US spelling: square meter) is by definition the area enclosed by a square with sides each 1 metre long. ... A square metre (US spelling: square meter) is by definition the area enclosed by a square with sides each 1 metre long. ... Density (symbol: ρ - Greek: rho) is a measure of mass per unit of volume. ... 5 (five) is the natural number following 4 and preceding 6. ... An anthem is a choral composition to an English religious text sung in church services. ... Langs de Vecht en doude Rijnstroom is the title of Utrechts (The Netherlands) regional anthem. ... The modern day Netherlands are divided into twelve provinces (provincies in Dutch), listed below with their capital city: Map of the Netherlands, with provinces and capital cities See also the ranked list of Dutch provinces // Structure A Dutch province represents the administrative layer in between the national government and the... The Eemmeer is a lake situated in the middle of the Netherlands between the provinces of Flevoland and Utrecht, Noord-Holland. ... Capital Arnhem Queens Commissioner Jan Kamminga Area  - Total  - % water 2nd 5137 km²  ?% Population  - Total (2004)  - Density 4th 1,966,929 379/km² Anthem Ons Gelderland For the historical duchy also called Gelderland, see Guelders Gelderland (English also Guelders) is a province of the Netherlands, located in the central eastern... At 1,320 kilometres (820 miles) and an average discharge of more than 2,000 cubic meters per second, the Rhine (German Rhein, French Rhin, Dutch Rijn, Romansch: Rein, Italian: Reno) is one of the longest and most important rivers in Europe. ... South Holland (Dutch Zuid-Holland) is a province of the Netherlands, located in the west of the country on the North Sea coast. ... North Holland (Dutch: Noord-Holland) is a province of the Netherlands, located in the northwest part of the country. ...

Utrecht makes up one region of the International Organization for Standardization world region code system, having the code ISO 3166-2:NL-UT. Logo of the International Organization for Standardization The International Organization for Standardization (ISO or iso) is an international standard-setting body composed of representatives from national standards bodies. ... ISO 3166-2 codes for Netherlands cover the 12 Provinces of the Netherlands. ...

Important cities in the province are its capital Utrecht and Amersfoort. Utrecht is a municipality and the capital city of the Dutch province of Utrecht. ... Amersfoort is also a town in South Africa. ...

History

In the Middle Ages, most of the area of the current province was ruled by the bishop of Utrecht. The bishopric was founded in 722 by Willibrord. Many wars were fought between Utrecht and the neighbouring counties and duchies, Holland, Gelderland and Brabant. The origin of the Diocese dates back to 695 when St. ... Events 3 January - Kinich Ahkal Mo Naab III takes throne of Maya state of Palenque Battle of Covadonga: First victory of a Christian army over a Muslim army in Spain (probable date) War between Wessex and Sussex Births Deaths Empress Gemmei of Japan Categories: 722 ... Saint Willibrord (c. ... Holland is a region in the central-western part of the Netherlands. ... Capital Arnhem Queens Commissioner Jan Kamminga Area  - Total  - % water 2nd 5137 km²  ?% Population  - Total (2004)  - Density 4th 1,966,929 379/km² Anthem Ons Gelderland For the historical duchy also called Gelderland, see Guelders Gelderland (English also Guelders) is a province of the Netherlands, located in the central eastern... Historically, Brabant has been the name of several administrative entities in the Low Countries with quite different geographical extent: as Carolingian shire (pagus Bracbatensis), located between the rivers Scheldt and Dijle (between 9th-11th century); as landgraviat: the part of the shire between the rivers Dender and Dijle (from 1085...

In 1527, the bishop of Utrecht sold his worldly power over his territories to Emperor Charles V, who already owned the other Dutch provinces. However, the Habsburg rule did not last long, as Utrecht joined the revolt of the United Provinces against Charles' son Philip II of Spain in 1579. Events January 5 - Felix Manz, co-founder of the Swiss Anabaptists, was drowned in the Limmat River in Zürich by the Zürich Reformed state church. ... Charles V Holy Roman Emperor and King of Spain Charles V (Spanish: Carlos I, Dutch: Karel V, German: Karl V.) (24 February 1500–21 September 1558) is considered (the first) King of Spain though in fact his son was the first to use that title. ... The Republic of the Seven United Netherlands (Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden/Provinciën; also Dutch Republic or United Provinces in short) was a European republic between 1581 and 1795, which is now known as the Netherlands. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ...

In World War II, Utrecht was held by German forces until the general capitulation of the Germans in the Netherlands on May 5, 1945. It was occupied by Canadian Allied forces on May 7, 1945. May 5 is the 125th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (126th in leap years). ... 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... May 7 is the 127th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (128th in leap years). ... 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ...

The towns of Oudewater, Woerden and Vianen were transfered from the province of South Holland to Utrecht in 1970, 1989 and 2002 respectively. Woerden is a municipality and a city in the central Netherlands. ... Vianen is a municipality and a city in the central Netherlands, in the province of Utrecht. ... South Holland (Dutch Zuid-Holland) is a province of the Netherlands, located in the west of the country on the North Sea coast. ...

Geography

In the east of Utrecht lies the Utrechtse Heuvelrug, a chain of hills left as lateral moraine by tongues of glacial ice after the Saline glaciation that preceded the last ice age. Because of the scarcity of nutrients in the fast-draining sandy soil, the greatest part of a landscape that was formerly heath has been planted with pine plantations. The south of the province is a river landscape. The west consists mostly of meadows. In the north are big lakes formed by the digging of peat from bogs formed after the last ice age. A lateral moraine is a ridge of till along the sides of a valley glacier composed primarily of debris that fell to the glacier from the valley walls. ... Variations in CO2, temperature and dust from the Vostok ice core over the last 400 000 years For the animated movie, see Ice Age (movie). ... Heaths are anthropogenic habitats found primarily in northern and western Europe, where they have been created by thousands of years of human clearance of natural forest vegetation by grazing and burning on mainly infertile acidic soils. ... Species About 115. ... // Forestry plantations A plantation of Douglas-fir in Washington, USA; note the trees of uniform size and planted in straight lines, and the lack of diversity in the ground flora In forestry, plantations of trees are typically grown as an even-aged monoculture for timber production, as opposed to a...

• Geological "sand landscapes" of Utrecht

Municipalities

• Abcoude
• Amerongen
• Amersfoort
• Baarn
• Breukelen
• Bunnik
• Bunschoten
• De Bilt
• De Ronde Venen
• Doorn
• Driebergen-Rijsenburg
• Eemnes
• Houten
• IJsselstein
• Leersum
• Leusden
• Loenen
• Lopik
• Maarn
• Maarssen
• Montfoort
• Nieuwegein
• Oudewater
• Renswoude
• Rhenen
• Soest
• Utrecht
• Veenendaal
• Vianen
• Wijk bij Duurstede
• Woerden
• Woudenberg
• Zeist

Abcoude is a municipality and a town in the central Netherlands. ... Amerongen is a municipality and a town in the central Netherlands. ... Amersfoort is also a town in South Africa. ... Baarn is a municipality and a town in the central Netherlands. ... Breukelen is a municipality and a town in the central Netherlands. ... Bunnik is a town in the central Netherlands. ... Bunschoten is a municipality and a town in the central Netherlands. ... De Bilt is a municipality and a town in the central Netherlands. ... De Ronde Venen is a municipality in the central Netherlands. ... Doorn is a municipality and a town in the central Netherlands, in the province of Utrecht. ... Driebergen-Rijsenburg is a municipality and a town in the central Netherlands, in the province of Utrecht. ... Eemnes is a municipality and a town in the central Netherlands. ... Houten is a municipality and a town in the central Netherlands. ... IJsselstein is a municipality and a city in the central Netherlands. ... Leersum is a municipality and a town in the central Netherlands. ... Leusden is a town in the central Netherlands. ... Loenen is a municipality in the central Netherlands, in the province of Utrecht. ... Lopik is a municipality and a town in the central Netherlands. ... Maarn is a municipality and a town in the central Netherlands. ... Maarssen is a municipality and a town in the central Netherlands. ... Montfoort (population: 13,285) is a municipality and a town in the central Netherlands. ... Nieuwegein is a municipality and a town in the central Netherlands. ... Renswoude is a municipality and a town in the central Netherlands, in the province of Utrecht. ... Rhenen is a municipality and a city in the central Netherlands. ... This article is about the Dutch town and municipality. ... Utrecht is a municipality and the capital city of the Dutch province of Utrecht. ... Veenendaal is a municipality and a town in the central Netherlands, in the province of Utrecht. ... Vianen is a municipality and a city in the central Netherlands, in the province of Utrecht. ... Wijk bij Duurstede is a municipality and a city in the central Netherlands. ... Woerden is a municipality and a city in the central Netherlands. ... Woudenberg is a municipality and a town in the central Netherlands, in the province of Utrecht. ... Zeist is a municipality and a town in the central Netherlands, located east of the city of Utrecht. ...

External links

• Site of the province
• Utrecht Foreign Investment Office
• Province maps showing subdivision in municipalities:
  • with link for each municipality to basic data page
  • more detailed, but without links (pdf, 900 kB)
• Detailed map
• Public transport:
  • Nederlandse Spoorwegen
  • Connexxion, region Midden [1]
  • BBA, region Utrecht northwest [2]
  • GVU

Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS) is the main public transport railway company in the Netherlands. ... Connexxion is the largest public transport bus company in the Netherlands. ... BBA can stand for: A Bachelor of Business Administration degree A Bus company, from the Netherlands. ...

Provinces of the Netherlands (ranked lists)
Drenthe | Flevoland | Friesland | Gelderland | Groningen | Limburg | North Brabant | North Holland | Overijssel | South Holland | Utrecht | Zeeland