Vleuten is a former village in the

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province of

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. Today, it is a

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of the city of

, and lies about 6 km west from the city centre. Vleuten has a railway station on the line between Utrecht and

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. In 2001, Vleuten had 7434 inhabitants. The built-up area was 1.4 km², and contained 2979 residences.Statistics Netherlands (CBS)
''Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001''
(Statistics are for the continuous built-up area). The statistical area "Vleuten" has a population of around 7090.Statistics Netherlands (CBS)
''Statline: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2003-2005''
As of 1 January 2005.

History

Vleuten used to be a separate municipality, until it merged with a number of other municipalities in 1954 to form

Vleuten-De Meern Vleuten-De Meern is a former municipality in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It was created in a merger of Haarzuilens, Veldhuizen, Vleuten and a part of Oudenrijn in 1954, and existed until 2001, when it was merged with Utrecht Utrecht ( , , ...

. In 2001, that municipality merged with the municipality of Utrecht to become a city part of it.

References

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