Hoevelaken is a town in the

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province of

Gelderland Gelderland (), also known as Guelders () in English, is a province of the Netherlands, occupying the centre-east of the country. With a total area of of which is water, it is the largest province of the Netherlands by land area, and second by ...

. It is a part of the municipality of

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, and lies about 5 km east of

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. Hoevelaken was a separate municipality until 2000, when it was merged with Nijkerk.

History

It was first mentioned in 1132 as Hovelaken, and means "estate near the river Laak". It started as a

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. In 1402, the castle Huis te Hoevelaken was built. In 1672, it was destroyed and probably most of the village was destroyed as well. Between 1806 and 1809, the road from

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was paved which resulted in an increase of economical activity in the village. The tower of the

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dates from the 16th century. The medieval church has disappeared during the extensions of 1866 and 1930. In 1840, Hoevelaken was home to 742 people.

Transport links

In national context, the town is mostly known because of the homonymous motorway interchange between the E30, E231 and E232. This interchange is an important hub for north- and eastbound traffic in the Netherlands. Hoevelaken railway station opened in 2012 to serve the town.

Notable residents

* Henry Timmer, football player *

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, artist and photographer *

Conny Vandenbos Jacoba Adriana Hollestelle (16 January 1937 – 7 April 2002), known professionally as Conny Vandenbos, was a popular Dutch singer. She had her first radio hit in 1966 and continued to make hit recordings throughout the 1970s. She represented the ...

, singer

Gallery

File:Station Hoevelaken (2).jpg, Railway station File:Hoevelaken - Huis te Hoevelaken RM512145.JPG, Huis te Hoevelaken File:Hoevelaken van Aalstplein Muziektent.jpg, Bandstand File:Hoevelaken - Beeld Texelaar voor het gebouw van Stimuleringsfonds Volkshuisvesting aan de Westerdorpsstraat.jpg, Sheep statue

References

{{Authority control Municipalities of the Netherlands disestablished in 2000 Populated places in Gelderland Former municipalities of Gelderland Former municipalities of Utrecht (province) Nijkerk