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List Of Manors In Utrecht
{{short description, None This is a list of ''heerlijkheden'' (manors) in Utrecht. The rural parts of the province of Utrecht in the Netherlands was divided into '' heerlijkheden'' (manors). Around 1800, ''heerlijkheden'' were replaced as local jurisdictions with municipalities. See List of municipalities of Utrecht for a list of those. Below is a complete list of manors in 1795. * 's-Gravensloot * 't Gein *Abcoude-Baambrugge *Abcoude-Proosdij * Achthoven, Montfoort * Achttienhoven * Amelisweerd *Amerongen *Ankeveen * Aschat *Baarn *Blokland, South Holland *Blokland, Utrecht *Breukelen Nijenrode * Breukelen Ortsgerecht * Breukelen-Proosdij * Breukelerveen * Breukelerwaard *Bunnik en Vechten *Bunschoten * Colenberg *Cothen * Darthuizen *De Bilt en Oostbroek * De Breul * De Haar * De Hegge op Themaat * Demmerik * Diemerbroek en Papekop * Dijkveld en Rateles *Doorn * Drakestein *Driebergen * Duist, De Haar en Zevenhuizen * Eemnes Binnendijks * Eemnes Buitendijks * Galekop * Gerversko ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Province Of Utrecht
Utrecht (), officially the Province of Utrecht ( nl, Provincie Utrecht, link=no), is a province of the Netherlands. It is located in the centre of the country, bordering the Eemmeer in the north-east, the province of Gelderland in the east and south-east, the province of South Holland in the west and south-west and the province of North Holland in the north-west and north. The province of Utrecht has a population of 1,353,596 as of November 2019. It has a land area of approximately . Apart from its eponymous capital, major cities and towns in the province are Amersfoort, Houten, IJsselstein, Nieuwegein, Veenendaal and Zeist. The busiest railway station in the Netherlands, Utrecht Centraal, is located in the province of Utrecht. History The Bishopric of Utrecht was established in 695 when Saint Willibrord was consecrated bishop of the Frisians at Rome by Pope Sergius I. With the consent of the Frankish ruler, Pippin of Herstal, he settled in an old Roman fort in Utrecht. Af ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Breukelen Nijenrode
Breukelen-Nijenrode is a former municipality in the Dutch province of Utrecht. The municipality was formed in 1815, when the municipality of Breukelen was split into two parts. Breukelen-Nijenrode covered the western part of the former municipality, including the center of the village of Breukelen itself. It was named after the Kasteel Nijenrode, which lies south of the village. In 1949, the municipalities of Breukelen-Nijenrode and Breukelen-Sint Pieters Breukelen-Sint Pieters is a former municipality in the Dutch province of Utrecht. The municipality was formed in 1815, when the municipality of Breukelen was split into two parts. Breukelen-Sint Pieters covered the eastern part of the former municip ... merged again, to form the municipality of Breukelen. Former municipalities of Utrecht (province) Stichtse Vecht {{Utrecht-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haarzuilens
Haarzuilens is a village in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is a part of the municipality of Utrecht, and lies about 12 km west from the city centre of Utrecht. It was a separate municipality until 1954, when it was joined to the municipality of Vleuten. In 2018, the village of Haarzuilens has about 500 inhabitants. Pronounced “''Harzollens''” by the local Dutch inhabitants, the village was built around the turn of the 19th century after its predecessor and the local castle De Haar had been destroyed in a devastating fire. The trees surrounding the castle are said to have originated in a forest on the other side of Utrecht. Local lore has it that several houses in Utrecht were demolished in order to move the trees to their new location and to give the castle's landlord his forest without the decades of delay usually required to grow new trees. Nevertheless, the landlord allegedly went on a five-year honeymoon trip before the trees had been replanted. It is famous for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
De Bilt En Oostbroek
De Bilt () is a municipality and town in the province of Utrecht, Netherlands. It had a population of in . De Bilt houses the headquarters of the Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (KNMI). It is the ancestral home and namesake for the prominent Vanderbilt family of the United States. Population centres The municipality of De Bilt consists of the following cities, towns, villages and/or districts: Bilthoven, De Bilt, Groenekan, Hollandsche Rading, Maartensdijk, Westbroek. Topography ''Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of De Bilt, June 2015'' Notable people * Nicolaas van Nieuwland (1510 in Maartensdijk – 1580) Bishop of Haarlem and abbot of Egmond Abbey 1562 to 1569. * Joan Gideon Loten (1710 in Groenekan – 1789) worked in the Dutch East India Company, the 29th Governor of Zeylan * The Vanderbilt family, prominent in the USA during the Gilded Age, has its name from the town, meaning 'from De Bilt'. * Johan Beyen (1897 in Bilthoven – 1976) a polit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Darthuizen
Darthuizen is a hamlet in the Dutch municipality of Utrechtse Heuvelrug. From 1818 to 1857, Darthuizen was a separate municipality. On 8 June 1857, it merged into the municipality of Leersum. The hamlet was first mentioned in 1253 as Derthesen. The etymology is unclear. The postal authorities have placed it under Leersum Leersum is a town in the municipality of Utrechtse Heuvelrug in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It lies about 7 km (4.3 mi) east of Doorn and 9 km (5.5 mi) west of Veenendaal. In 2001, the town of Leersum had 6013 inhabitants. The .... Since 2013, it has place name signs. In 1840, it was home to 228 people. Nowadays, it consists of about 40 houses. Gallery File:Landscape-IMG 3514.JPG, Landscape near Darthuizen File:Dartheuvel - 1.jpg, Tea house at Dartheuvel File:Darthuizen Landhuis.jpg, Estate Darthuizerberg (demolished 1960) File:Chalet Darthuizerberg.jpg, Chalet Darthuizerberg (demolished 1900) References Former municipalities o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cothen
Cothen is a village in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is a part of the municipality of Wijk bij Duurstede, and lies about southeast of Houten. The skyline of Cothen is characterized by a church and a windmill called ''Oog In 't Zeil''. History The village was first mentioned in the 12th century Coten, and means "little house/farm". Cothen developed into a stretched out ''esdorp'' along the Kromme Rijn. was located on the other side of the river. The tower of the castle dates from the 14th century. The current building dates from 1873. The oldest parts of the Dutch Reformed Church are from the 13th century. The church burned down in 1673, and was rebuilt in 1735 and extended in 1890. In 1840, Cothen was home to 665 people. The grist mill A gristmill (also: grist mill, corn mill, flour mill, feed mill or feedmill) grinds cereal grain into flour and Wheat middlings, middlings. The term can refer to either the Mill (grinding), grinding mechanism or the building that holds it. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bunschoten
Bunschoten () is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of Utrecht (province), Utrecht. It lies about 7 km north of Amersfoort. Its territory comprises the original municipality of Bunschoten (created in 1204 by the bishop of Utrecht) and the former municipality of Duyst, De Haar and Zevenhuizen, which was a part of Hoogland from 1854 until 1971. History Bunschoten was first named in 1294. It was located on the border between Utrecht (province), Utrecht and Guelders, and it suffered a number of times from invasions from Guelders. In 1383, the Archdiocese of Utrecht (695–1580), bishop of Utrecht gave Bunschoten City rights in the Netherlands, city rights, which allowed the citizens to build an earthen wall around the town. The fortifications and a part of the town were destroyed at Christmas 1427 in a war between two rival bishops, and were never rebuilt. Population centres The municipality of Bunschoten consists of the following cities, town ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bunnik En Vechten
Bunnik () is a municipality and village in the province of Utrecht, Netherlands. The recorded history of the village dates back nearly 2000 years, when the Romans constructed a fort at Fectio (now Vechten) with a harbour facing the river Rhine, which marked the border of the Roman Empire. The fort developed into a thriving trading centre, which continued to exist after the Romans abandoned the fort in the fourth century. Subsequently, the area was occupied by the Frisians and the Franks. In the 8th and 9th century, the villages of Bunninchem (Bunnik), Lodichem (Odijk) and Wercundia (Werkhoven) developed. Chief interests of Bunnik are its surrounding nature, consisting mainly of forests and farmlands. Additionally, Bunnik, hosts the oldest Youth Hostel in the Netherlands. The major European construction and services company Royal BAM Group has its headquarters in Bunnik. Population centres The municipality of Bunnik consists of the following cities, towns, villages and/or distric ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
