Driebergen is a former village and municipality in the
Dutch
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* Dutch people ()
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Places
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province of
Utrecht
Utrecht ( , , ) is the List of cities in the Netherlands by province, fourth-largest city and a List of municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality of the Netherlands, capital and most populous city of the Provinces of the Netherlands, pro ...
. It is first mentioned as Thriberghen in 1159. The former municipality of Driebergen existed until 1931, when it merged with
Rijsenburg
Rijsenburg is a former village and municipality in the Dutch province of Utrecht. Presently, it is a part of the single town of Driebergen-Rijsenburg.
The former municipality of Rijsenburg existed from 1818 to 1931, when it merged with Drieberge ...
, to create the new municipality of
Driebergen-Rijsenburg
Driebergen-Rijsenburg is a town in the municipality Utrechtse Heuvelrug in the central Netherlands, in the province of Utrecht.
It is the home of Michelin starred restaurant La Provence.
Transportation
*Driebergen-Zeist railway station
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[Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, "Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten", KNAW, 2006. ]
In later years, due to growth of the villages of Driebergen and Rijsenburg, the villages themselves also merged, to become the single town of Driebergen-Rijsenburg.
Since 2006, Driebergen-Rijsenburg has been part of the new municipality of
Utrechtse Heuvelrug
Utrechtse Heuvelrug (; en, "Utrecht Hill Ridge") is a municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of Utrecht. It was formed on 1 January 2006 by merging the former municipalities of Amerongen, Doorn, Driebergen-Rijsenburg, Leersum, and Maarn ...
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Transport
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Driebergen-Zeist railway station
Driebergen-Zeist is a railway station located between Driebergen-Rijsenburg and Zeist, Netherlands. It is located in the municipality of Utrechtse Heuvelrug. The station was opened on 17 June 1844 and is located on the Amsterdam–Arnhem railway. ...
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Former populated places in the Netherlands
Populated places in Utrecht (province)
Former municipalities of Utrecht (province)
Utrechtse Heuvelrug
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