Loenen () is a former municipality in the
Netherlands, in the province of
Utrecht. It was in the ''
Vechtstreek'' area. On January 1, 2011, Loenen merged with
Breukelen
Breukelen () is a town and former municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of Utrecht. It is situated to the north west of Utrecht, along the river Vecht and close to the lakes of the Loosdrechtse Plassen, an area of natural and tourist ...
and
Maarssen
Maarssen () is a town in the middle of the Netherlands, in the province of Utrecht, along the river Vecht and the Amsterdam–Rhine Canal. The west of Maarssen is called Maarssen-BroekStatistics are taken from thSDU Staatscourant whereas the east ...
to form
Stichtse Vecht
Stichtse Vecht is a municipality of the Netherlands and lies in the northwestern part of the province of Utrecht.
The municipality has about 63,000 inhabitants and covers an area of about 107 km² (41 sq mi).
Stichtse Vecht has been newly ...
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Population centres
The former municipality of Loenen consisted of the following cities, towns, villages and districts:
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Loenen (aan de Vecht) (main town)
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Loenersloot
Loenersloot is a village in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It was a part of the former municipality of Loenen. Since 2011 it has made part of the new formed municipality of Stichtse Vecht. It lies about 12 km west of Hilversum. It is located ...
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Mijnden
Mijnden is a hamlet in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It was a part of the former municipality of Loenen
Loenen () is a former municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of Utrecht. It was in the ''Vechtstreek'' area. On January 1, 2011, L ...
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Nieuwerhoek
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Nieuwersluis
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Nigtevecht
Nigtevecht () is a village in the province of Utrecht, Netherlands with a population of 1,395. Formerly part of the municipality of Loenen; it has been part of the newly-formed municipality of Stichtse Vecht since 2011. It is situated about west ...
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Vreeland
History
The earliest traceable mention of the game of
golf refers to a game played in Loenen aan de Vecht. In his book ''Early Golf'', describes how the game of "Colf" or "
Kolf" was played in 1297 near the castle of
Kronenburg. The players had to hit the castle door in as few strikes as possible from the Court House by hitting a ball with a stick.
References
External links
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A map of the former municipality(Dead link)
Municipalities of the Netherlands disestablished in 2011
Former municipalities of Utrecht (province)
Stichtse Vecht
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