Utrechtse Heuvelrug (; en, "Utrecht Hill Ridge") is a municipality in the

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, in the 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 was formed on 1 January 2006 by merging the former municipalities of

Amerongen Amerongen () is a town in the municipality of Utrechtse Heuvelrug in the province of Utrecht, Netherlands, on the border of the Utrecht Hill Ridge. It lies about 7 km (4.3 mi) southwest of Veenendaal (10.5 km or 6.5 mi by road). Th ...

Doorn Doorn is a town in the municipality of Utrechtse Heuvelrug in the central Netherlands, in the province of Utrecht. History In a document from 885 to 896, the settlement is called "Thorhem", dwelling of Thor, the God of Thunder. Vikings quart ...

Driebergen-Rijsenburg Driebergen-Rijsenburg is a town in the municipality Utrechtse Heuvelrug in the central Netherlands, in the province of Utrecht. It is the home of Michelin starred restaurant La Provence ''La Provence'' is a French language daily newspaper pu ...

Leersum Leersum is a town in the municipality of Utrechtse Heuvelrug in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It lies about 7 km (4.3 mi) east of Doorn and 9 km (5.5 mi) west of Veenendaal. In 2001, the town of Leersum had 6013 inhabitants. The ...

, and

Maarn Maarn is a town in the municipality of Utrechtse Heuvelrug in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is located about 10 km (6.2 mi) east of Zeist Zeist () is the capital and largest town of the municipality of Zeist. The town is located i ...

Name

The name of the municipality is derived from the

Utrecht Hill Ridge Utrecht Hill Ridge ( nl, Utrechtse Heuvelrug) is a ridge of low sandhills that stretches in a direction from southeast to northwest over the Dutch province of Utrecht and over a part of North Holland. The total length of the region is about 50 ...

, a ridge of sandhills that covers part of the province of Utrecht. All the former municipalities that merged into Utrechtse Heuvelrug are situated on the southern part of this ridge. In this southern part lies the

Utrechtse Heuvelrug National Park Utrechtse Heuvelrug National Park is a national park in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It covers the southern part of the Utrecht Hill Ridge. When it was founded in 2003, the park covered of heathlands, shifting sands, forests, grass lands and fl ...

, that covers and was established in 2003.

Population centres

The municipality of Utrechtse Heuvelrug consists of the following cities, towns, villages and/or districts:

, Darthuizen,

Maarsbergen Maarsbergen is a settlement in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is a part of the municipality of Utrechtse Heuvelrug, and lies about 18 km east of Utrecht. History It was first mentioned in 1134 as Merseberch. The etymology is unclear. Th ...

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''Dutch topographic map of the municipality of Utrechtse Heuvelrug, June 2015''

Transportation

Railway stations: Driebergen-Zeist,

Twin towns

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Notable people

Portrait of Frederick of Nassau-Zuylestein attributed to Jan de Baan

Public thinking & Public Service

Frederick Nassau de Zuylestein Frederick of Nassau, Lord of Zuylestein (1624–1672) was an illegitimate son of Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange, by Margaretha Catharina Bruyns, Life Frederick was born in 1624 out of wedlock to Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange (1584 – 1647 ...

(1624–1672) illegitimate son of

Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange Frederick Henry ( nl, Frederik Hendrik; 29 January 1584 – 14 March 1647) was the sovereign prince of Orange and stadtholder of Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht, Guelders, Overijssel in the Dutch Republic from 1625 until his death in 1647. In the last ...

who gave him Castle Zuylestein in 1640 *

Godert de Ginkell, 1st Earl of Athlone Godard van Reede, 1st Earl of Athlone, Baron van Reede, Lord of Ginkel, born in the Netherlands as Baron Godard van Reede (14 June 1644 – 11 February 1703), was a Dutch general in Williamite service who rose to prominence during the Williamite ...

(1644 in Amerongen – 1703) a Dutch general in the service of England *

William Nassau de Zuylestein, 1st Earl of Rochford William Hendrik of Nassau, Lord of Zuylestein, 1st Earl of Rochford (1649 – 12 July 1708) was a Dutch soldier and diplomat in the service of his cousin William III of England. During the reign of James II of England he travelled to England to l ...

(1649 in Castle Zuylestein – 1708) a Dutch soldier and diplomat in the service of his cousin

William III of England William III (William Henry; ; 4 November 16508 March 1702), also widely known as William of Orange, was the sovereign Prince of Orange from birth, Stadtholder of County of Holland, Holland, County of Zeeland, Zeeland, Lordship of Utrecht, Utrec ...

Rogier Verbeek Rogier Diederik Marius Verbeek (7 April 1845, Doorn – 9 April 1926, The Hague) was a Dutch geologist and natural scientist. His journal ''Krakatau'', which was edited in 1884 and 1885 by order of the Governor-General of the Dutch East Ind ...

(1845 in Doorn – 1926) a Dutch geologist and natural scientist *

Wilhelm II, German Emperor Wilhelm II (Friedrich Wilhelm Viktor Albert; 27 January 18594 June 1941) was the last German Emperor (german: Kaiser) and King of Prussia, reigning from 15 June 1888 until his abdication on 9 November 1918. Despite strengthening the German Empir ...

(1859 – 1941 in

Huis Doorn Huis Doorn (; en, Doorn Manor) is a manor house and national museum in the town of Doorn in the Netherlands. The residence has early 20th-century interiors from the time when former German Emperor Wilhelm II resided there (1919–1941). Huis Do ...

) the last German Emperor (Kaiser) and King of Prussia, lived in Doorn 1919–1941 * Princess

Hermine Reuss of Greiz Princess Hermine Reuss of Greiz (german: Hermine, Prinzessin Reuß zu Greiz;Montgomery-Massingberd, Hugh (editor). Burke's Guide to the Royal Family, Burke's Peerage, London, 1973, pp. 248-249,302. "Almanach de Gotha", ''Russie'', (Gotha: Justus ...

(1887–1947) married

Wilhelm II Wilhelm II (Friedrich Wilhelm Viktor Albert; 27 January 18594 June 1941) was the last German Emperor (german: Kaiser) and King of Prussia, reigning from 15 June 1888 until his abdication on 9 November 1918. Despite strengthening the German Empir ...

(1859–1941) in Doorn *

Louis Beel Louis Joseph Maria Beel (12 April 1902 – 11 February 1977) was a Dutch politician of the defunct Roman Catholic State Party (RKSP) and later co-founder of the Catholic People's Party (KVP) now the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) party and j ...

(1902 in Roermond – 1977) a Dutch politician,

Prime Minister of the Netherlands The prime minister of the Netherlands ( nl, Minister-president van Nederland) is the head of the executive branch of the Government of the Netherlands. Although the monarch is the ''de jure'' head of government, the prime minister ''de facto'' ...

1946/8 and 1958/1959 *

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(1938 in Driebergen – 2006) Dutch politician, co-founder of the

GreenLeft GroenLinks (, ) is a Green politics, green List of political parties in the Netherlands, political party in the Netherlands. It was formed on 1 March 1989 from the merger of four Left-wing politics, left-wing parties: the Communist Party of th ...

party *

Herman Wijffels H.H.F. "Herman" Wijffels (born 13 March 1942) is a retired Dutch politician of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) party and businessman. From 1981 to 1999 he worked for the Rabobank ultimately as chairman of the board of directors and from 15 ...

(born 1942 in Turkeye) a retired Dutch politician and businessman. *

Ben Verwaayen Bernardus Johannes Maria "Ben" Verwaayen Officier in de Orde van Oranje Nassau (born 11 February 1952) is a Dutch businessman and a general partner of Keen Venture Partners. He was Chief Executive Officer of telecommunications company Alcatel-Luce ...

(born 1952 in Driebergen) Dutch businessman, CEO of

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2008/13. *

Aart Jan de Geus Aart Jan de Geus (born 28 July 1955) is a retired Netherlands, Dutch politician of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) party and businessman. He served as Minister of Labor and Social Affairs from 2002 to 2007. Then he worked as Deputy Secretar ...

(born 1955 in Doorn) a retired Dutch politician and businessman * Dick Benschop (born 1957 in Driebergen) a retired Dutch politician and businessman * Olaf Stuger (born 1969 in Driebergen) a Dutch politician and

Member of the European Parliament A Member of the European Parliament (MEP) is a person who has been elected to serve as a popular representative in the European Parliament. When the European Parliament (then known as the Common Assembly of the ECSC) first met in 1952, its ...

* Tjalling Halbertsma (born 1969 in Doorn) a lawyer and anthropologist Gratia Schimmelpenninck van der Oye (1)

The Arts

Christian Mali Christian Friedrich Mali (6 October 1832, Darthuizen (near Utrecht) – 1 October 1906, Munich) was a German painter and art professor. His older brother, Johannes Cornelis Jacobus Mali (1828–1865) was also a painter. Life Mali was the youn ...

(1832 in Darthuizen) – 1906) a German painter and art professor * Anton van Wouw (1862 in Driebergen - 1945) sculptor, the father of South African sculpture *

Aldo van Eyck Aldo van Eyck (; 16 March 1918 – 14 January 1999) was a Dutch architect. He was one of the most influential protagonists of the architectural movement Structuralism. Family He was born in Driebergen, Utrecht, a son of poet, critic, essay ...

(1918 in Driebergen – 1999) an architect, protagonist of

Structuralism In sociology, anthropology, archaeology, history, philosophy, and linguistics, structuralism is a general theory of culture and methodology that implies that elements of human culture must be understood by way of their relationship to a broader ...

. * Peter Bree (1949 in Driebergen) a Dutch oboist and radio presenter *

Gijs Scholten van Aschat Gijs Scholten van Aschat (born 16 September 1959) is a Dutch actor. He has appeared in more than sixty films since 1980. He is the father of Reinout Scholten van Aschat Reinout Scholten van Aschat (born 9 November 1989) is a Dutch actor. ...

(born 1959 in Doorn) a Dutch actor *

Job ter Burg Job ter Burg (born 13 September 1972 in Maarn) is a Dutch film editor, best known for his long-term collaborations with directors Martin Koolhoven, Paul Verhoeven and Alex van Warmerdam. He was invited to join the Film Editors Branch of the Acad ...

(born 1972 in Maarn) a Dutch film editor IMDb Database
retrieved 31 August 2019 *

Nicky Romero Nick Rotteveel (; born January 6, 1989), professionally known as Nicky Romero or Monocule, is a Dutch DJ, record producer and remixer from Amerongen, Utrecht Province. He has worked with, and received support from DJs, such as Tiësto, Fedde le ...

(born 1989 in Amerongen) a Dutch musician, DJ, record producer and remixer

Sport

* Jan de Beaufort (1880 in Doorn – 1946) a Dutch fencer, competed at three Olympic Games * Jops Reeman (1886 in Amerongen – 1959) a Dutch football player who won bronze in the

1908 Summer Olympics The 1908 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the IV Olympiad and also known as London 1908) were an international multi-sport event held in London, England, United Kingdom, from 27 April to 31 October 1908. The 1908 Games were ori ...

* Gratia Schimmelpenninck van der Oye (1912 in Doorn – 2012) a Dutch alpine skier, competed at the

1936 Winter Olympics The 1936 Winter Olympics, officially known as the IV Olympic Winter Games (german: IV. Olympische Winterspiele) and commonly known as Garmisch-Partenkirchen 1936 ( bar, Garmasch-Partakurch 1936), were a winter multi-sport event held from 6 to 16 ...

* Carel Godin de Beaufort (1934 in Maarsbergen – 1964) a Dutch nobleman and motorsport driver *

Nienke Kingma Nienke Kingma (; born 12 February 1982 in Driebergen) is a rower from the Netherlands. Kingma took part in the World Championships of 2006 in the fours finishing fifth in Eton. A year later at the World Championships in Munich she was pa ...

(born 1982 in Driebergen) is a rower, silver medallist in the

2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 Na ...

and bronze medallist at the

2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

Claudia Belderbos Claudia Belderbos (born 23 January 1985) is a Dutch rower who mostly competes in the eights. She won bronze medals at the 2009 World Championships and 2012 Olympics, placing sixth in 2016. She also collected two silver medals at the European ch ...

(born 1985 in Doorn) a Dutch rower who won bronze at the

Gallery

File:SparrendaalZeist.jpg, Sparrendaal Driebergen File:Amerongen, korenmolen Maallust IMG 9190 2019-04-19 15.01.jpg, Amerongen, korenmolen Maallust File:SterkenburgCastle.jpg, Sterkenburg Castle File:Doorn - Sculptuur voor het gemeentehuis op het Dorpsplein.jpg, Doorn - Sculptuur voor het gemeentehuis op het Dorpsplein File:Maarn Tuindorpweg Bushokje.jpg, Maarn Tuindorpweg Bushokje Image:Driebergen, de Grote Kerk in straatzicht foto1 2012-05-27 16.54.jpg, Driebergen, church (de Grote Kerk) File:Doorn, de Dartheide IMG 6518 2020-07-12 14.47.jpg, Doorn, heath: the Dartheide

References

External links

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Official website
Municipalities of Utrecht (province) Municipalities of the Netherlands established in 2006 {{Utrecht-geo-stub