Maarssenbroek is a town in the
Dutch
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province of
Utrecht
Utrecht ( , , ) is the fourth-largest city and a municipality of the Netherlands, capital and most populous city of the province of Utrecht. It is located in the eastern corner of the Randstad conurbation, in the very centre of mainland Net ...
. It is nowadays part of the municipality of
Stichtse Vecht. It lies on the west side of the
Amsterdam-Rhine Canal.
Between 1815 and 1857, Maarssenbroek was a separate municipality.
Maarssenbroek is divided into thirteen residential areas with names picked from plant types and animal species as listed below. The various areas are ordered alphabetically on both sides of the main roads which are aptly named ''Floraweg'' (`Flora road`), ''Vogelweg'' (`Bird road`) and ''Safariweg'' (`Safari road`). starting from the south of the town. The entrances to the residential areas are marked on the main access roads by blue signs on which a silhouette of the animal responsible for the area's name has been stenciled in white.
The streets in the residential areas of Maarssenbroek don't have names themselves; the addresses are composed by appending the house number to the area name. Within the residential areas the location of the addresses are indicated with green signs in white lettering pointing out the street where a specific house number can be found (e.g. a sign "501-599" pointing to the right).
Transportation
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Maarssen railway station
Maarssen is a railway station in Maarssenbroek and on the opposite side of the Amsterdam Rijnkanaal to Maarssen, Netherlands. The station opened on 18 December 1843 and is located on the Amsterdam–Arnhem railway. The services are operated by Ned ...
Gallery
File:Draaibrug bij Station Maarssen.jpg, Turning bridge
File:Obelisk Nout Visser Bizonspoor Maarssenbroek Maarssen.JPG, Obelisk
File:Eendekooi te Maarssenbroek.JPG, Nature near Maarssenbroek
File:NS station Maarssen.jpg, Railway station
References
Populated places in Utrecht (province)
Former municipalities of Utrecht (province)
Stichtse Vecht
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