Odijk is a town in the

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province of

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. It is a part of the municipality of

Bunnik Bunnik () is a municipality and village in the province of Utrecht, Netherlands. The recorded history of the village dates back nearly 2000 years, when the Romans constructed a fort at Fectio (now Vechten) with a harbour facing the river Rhine, w ...

, and lies about south of

Zeist Zeist () is the capital and largest town of the municipality of Zeist. The town is located in the Utrecht province of the Netherlands, east of the city of Utrecht. History The town of "Seist" was first mentioned in a charter in the year 83 ...

. Odijk used to be a separate municipality. It merged with Bunnik and

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in 1964.

Overview

The village was first mentioned between 918 and 948 as Iodichem. The etymology is unclear. Odijk developed as an ''

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'' along the

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. In the 13th century, it became an independent parish. The church and tower were demolished in 1820, because the building was in a bad shape, and a new church was built. In 1840, it was home to 411 people. Odijk has three primary schools, two churches and many locations for sports activities, such as football, tennis and indoor sports.

Gallery

Image:OdijkKerk.jpg, Church in Odijk File:Kaart Odijk 1866.gif, Map of Odijk in 1866 File:Odijk Rijneiland 1 school De Bongerd 1.jpg, School in Odijk File:Heerlijkheden Houten.png, Houten in 1868. The ''heerlijkheden'' before 1795 are shown: Oud-Wulven (green), Waaijen (blue), Wulven (light blue), Heemstede (yellow), Grote and Kleine Koppel (pink and dark grey), Maarschalkerweerd (orange), and Slagmaat (red), and Odijk to the Northeast.

References

Populated places in Utrecht (province) Former municipalities of Utrecht (province) Bunnik {{Utrecht-geo-stub