Hooglanderveen () is a village in the
Dutch
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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 a part of the municipality of
Amersfoort
Amersfoort () is a city and municipality in the province of Utrecht, Netherlands, about 20 km from the city of Utrecht and 40 km south east of Amsterdam. As of 1 December 2021, the municipality had a population of 158,531, making it the second- ...
, and lies about 4 km northeast of Amersfoort. It is notable for the presence of a large Catholic church.
Formerly, the village of Hooglanderveen was located outside of the city limits of Amersfoort, but the new residential areas of Nieuwland and Vathorst now mean that Hooglanderveen is surrounded by the city from three sides.
It was first mentioned in 1899 as Hooglanderveen, and means moorland of
Hoogland
Hoogland () is a village and former free-standing municipality in the province of Utrecht in the Netherlands. The village population is 10,587 people (2006).
Since 1974, Hoogland has been a part of the municipality of Amersfoort. Until that ti ...
.
In 1918, a Catholic church was built in Hooglanderveen.
References
Populated places in Utrecht (province)
Amersfoort
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