De Ronde Venen (; ) is a municipality in the

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, in the province of

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. On 1 January 2011, the municipality of Abcoude was amalgamated into De Ronde Venen.

Population centres

The municipality of De Ronde Venen consists of the villages Abcoude,

Amstelhoek Amstelhoek is a village in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is in the municipality of De Ronde Venen, about northwest of Mijdrecht. Amstelhoek lies on the river Amstel, directly across from Uithoorn. It was first mentioned in 1936 as Amstelho ...

, De Hoef,

Baambrugge Baambrugge is a village on the river Angstel in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is a part of the municipality of De Ronde Venen and lies about 14 km southeast of Amsterdam. In 2001 the village of Baambrugge had 925 inhabitants. The built-up ...

Mijdrecht Mijdrecht is a town in the Netherlands with about 16,000 residents. It is located in the municipality of De Ronde Venen, about west of the main A2 motorway, between Utrecht and Amsterdam. The main street is the Dorpstraat, where most shops and ...

Vinkeveen Vinkeveen is a village in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is a part of the municipality of De Ronde Venen, and lies about 18 km south of Amsterdam. Vinkeveen used to be a separate municipality. It merged with Waverveen in 1841, to form t ...

Waverveen Waverveen is a village in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is located in the municipality of De Ronde Venen, 3 km west of Vinkeveen. Waverveen was a separate municipality until 1841, when it was merged with Vinkeveen to form the municipalit ...

, and

Wilnis Wilnis is a village in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is located in the municipality of De Ronde Venen, between Mijdrecht and Vinkeveen. It is about twenty kilometres south of Amsterdam. Wilnis was a separate municipality until 1989. History ...

, and a number of hamlets, such as

Aan de Zuwe Aan de Zuwe is a hamlet in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is located in the municipality of De Ronde Venen De Ronde Venen (; ) is a municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of Utrecht. On 1 January 2011, the municipality of Abcoude was ...

Achterbos Achterbos is a hamlet in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is located in the municipality of De Ronde Venen, directly north of Vinkeveen. It was first mentioned in 1575 as Den afterbos, and means forest which is located backwards (far away). Acht ...

, and

Stokkelaarsbrug Stokkelaarsbrug is a hamlet in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is a part of the municipality of De Ronde Venen, and lies about 12 km south of Amsterdam.''ANWB Topografische Atlas Nederland'', Topografische Dienst and ANWB, 2005. It is locate ...

Topography

''Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of De Ronde Venen, June 2015''

Notable people

Jan van Almeloveen Jan van Almeloveen (1656 – 1684Jan van Almeloveen
// ECARTICOTheodorus Janssonius van Almeloveen Theodorus Janssonius van Almeloveen (24 July 1657 – 28 July 1712) (Theodoor Jansson) was a Dutch physician, and the learned editor of various classical and medical works. He was born at Mijdrecht, near Utrecht, where his father was minister of t ...

(1657 in Mijdrecht – 1712) a Dutch physician and medical editor *

Jan Willem Pieneman Jan Willem Pieneman (; 4 November 1779 – 8 April 1853) was a painter from the Northern Netherlands. Biography Jan Willem Pieneman was born on 4 November 1779 in Abcoude in the Dutch Republic (present-day Netherlands). Initially, he worked ...

(1779 in Abcoude – 1853) a painter *

Werenfried van Straaten Werenfried van Straaten, born Philippus Johannes Hendricus van Straaten O. Praem. (17 January 1913 – 31 January 2003), was a Dutch Catholic priest and social activist. He was a Premonstratensian priest expatriate in Germany, who became know ...

(1913 in Mijdrecht – 2003) a Dutch Roman Catholic priest and social activist *

Hans van Vliet Johannes Cornelis (Hans) van Vliet (born 12 September 1949, Mijdrecht) is a Dutch computer scientist and Professor Emeritus of Software Engineering at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, known for his work in quantitative aspects of software enginee ...

(born 1949 in Mijdrecht) a Dutch computer scientist and academic *

Michaël Dudok de Wit Michaël Dudok de Wit (; born 15 July 1953) is a Dutch animator, director and illustrator based in London. He won an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film for '' Father and Daughter'' (2000) and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best ...

(born 1953 in Abcoude) a Dutch animator, director and illustrator IMDb Database
retrieved 20 September 2019 *

Saskia Rao-de Haas Saskia Rao-de Haas (born 1971) is a virtuoso cellist and composer from the Netherlands based in New Delhi, India. She is married to the sitarist Shubhendra Rao. Early life Saskia was born in Abcoude, the Netherlands in a family of music lovers. ...

(born 1971 in Abcoude) a virtuoso cellist and composer

Sport

* Jan Grijseels (1890 in Abcoude-Proosdij – 1961) a Dutch track and field athlete, who competed in the

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Gerard Maarse Gerardus "Gerard" Maarse (1 March 1929 – 27 December 1989) was a Dutch speed skater who competed in the 1952 Winter Olympics and in the 1956 Winter Olympics The 1956 Winter Olympics, officially known as the VII Olympic Winter Games ( it, VI ...

(1929 in Wilnis – 1989) a Dutch speed skater, competed in the 1952 &

1956 Winter Olympics The 1956 Winter Olympics, officially known as the VII Olympic Winter Games ( it, VII Giochi Olimpici invernali) and commonly known as Cortina d'Ampezzo 1956 ( lld, Anpezo 1956 or ), was a multi-sport event held in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, from ...

Christine Aaftink Christine Jacoba Aaftink (born 25 August 1966) is a Dutch former speed skater."I'm ex ...

(born 1966 in Abcoude) a retired speed skater, competed at the 1988, 1992 and 1994 Winter Olympics *

Tom Cordes Thomas Matthijs Adrianus Cordes (born 30 May 1966) is a retired Dutch cyclist. He competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in the individual road race and 100 km team time trial and finished in 42nd and 11th place, respectively. During his car ...

(born 1966 in Wilnis) a retired Dutch cyclist, competed at the

1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1988 ( ko, 서울 1988, Seoul Cheon gubaek palsip-pal), was an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October ...

Nicolien Sauerbreij Nicolien Sauerbreij (, born 31 July 1979) is a Dutch professional snowboarder. She won seven World Cup races and ranked first in the parallel giant slalom standings of the 2007–2008 and the 2009–2010 World Cup. She competed in the Winter O ...

(born 1979 in De Hoef) a Dutch professional snowboarder, competed in the 2002 & 2006 Winter Olympic Games and was a gold medal in the

2010 Winter Olympics )'' , nations = 82 , athletes = 2,626 , events = 86 in 7 sports (15 disciplines) , opening = February 12, 2010 , closing = February 28, 2010 , opened_by = Governor General Michaëlle Jean , cauldron = Catriona Le May DoanNancy GreeneWayne Gretz ...

Ivo Snijders Ivo Snijders (born 9 September 1980 in Mijdrecht) is a rower from the Netherlands.Official website
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