Zegveld is a village in the Dutch 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

Woerden Woerden () is a city and a municipality in central Netherlands. Due to its central location between Amsterdam, Rotterdam, The Hague, and Utrecht, and the fact that it has rail and road connections to those cities, it is a popular town for commu ...

and lies about 5 km northwest of Woerden. In 2001 the town of Zegveld had 1,576 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 0.21 km², and contained 563 residences.Statistics Netherlands (CBS), ''Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001'' . Statistics are for the continuous built-up area. The statistical district "Zegveld" has a population of around 2360.Statistics Netherlands (CBS), ''Statline: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2003–2005'' . As of January 1, 2005. This covers the entire former municipality, including the hamlets of Lagebroek and Stichtse Meije.

White storks

The village has a center for

white stork The white stork (''Ciconia ciconia'') is a large bird in the stork family, Ciconiidae. Its plumage is mainly white, with black on the bird's wings. Adults have long red legs and long pointed red beaks, and measure on average from beak tip to en ...

s to nest, a unique place in the area.

History

The village used to be a separate municipality. In 1989, it merged with

. Unlike Woerden, Zegveld was always a part of the province of Utrecht.

References

Populated places in Utrecht (province) Woerden {{Utrecht-geo-stub