Woudenberg () is a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

and a

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in the central

Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherl ...

, 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 ...

. There are

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s in the western part of the municipality. The

Pyramid of Austerlitz The Pyramid of Austerlitz is a 36-metre-high pyramid of earth, built in 1804 by Napoleon's soldiers on one of the highest points of the Utrecht Hill Ridge, in the municipality of Woudenberg, the Netherlands. Atop the pyramid is a stone obelisk fr ...

is located in the municipality.

Etymology

The name Woudenberg refers to a forested

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; nowadays the town lies in an

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area about 8 km south of

Amersfoort Amersfoort () is a city and municipality in the province of Utrecht, Netherlands, about 20 km from the city of Utrecht and 40 km south east of Amsterdam. As of 1 December 2021, the municipality had a population of 158,531, making it the second- ...

Topography

''Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Woudenberg, 2013.''

Economy

The main sources of income were the raising of

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and the cultivation of

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. Currently, most people work out of town, mostly in the surrounding towns of

and

Veenendaal Veenendaal () is a municipality and a town in central Netherlands, located in the province of Utrecht. Veenendaal is the only population centre within its administrative borders. The municipality had a population of 67.601 inhabitants on 1 january ...

Tourism

Because of the many attractions nearby, such as the Grebbe, the Pyramid of Austerlitz and the Henschotermeer, Woudenberg is visited by many tourists. That can also be derived from the number of tourist accommodation, which is 12.

Notable people

Arie de Vroet Arie de Vroet () (9 November 1918 – 9 September 1999) was a Dutch footballer who was active as a left winger. De Vroet made his debut at Feijenoord and also played for Le Havre AC and FC Rouen. He also represented the Netherlands at the 1 ...

(1918 – 1999 in Woudenberg) footballer *

Erik Verlinde Erik Peter Verlinde (; born 21 January 1962) is a Dutch theoretical physicist and string theorist. He is the identical twin brother of physicist Herman Verlinde. The Verlinde formula, which is important in conformal field theory and topolog ...

& Herman Verlinde (born 1962) identical twin brothers and theoretical physicists and

string theorist In physics, string theory is a theoretical framework in which the point-like particles of particle physics are replaced by one-dimensional objects called strings. String theory describes how these strings propagate through space and intera ...

Ricky van Wolfswinkel Ricky van Wolfswinkel (; born 27 January 1989) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a striker for Eredivisie club FC Twente. He has played top-flight football in the Netherlands, Portugal, England, France, Spain and Switzerland and ...

(born 1989) professional footballer

Gallery

File:Het centrum van Woudenberg met zicht op het Raadhuis..JPG, Town centre of Woudenberg looking towards the Raadhuis File:081207 NL Pyramide van Austerlitz.JPG,

File:Modern Woudenberg..JPG, Modern Woudenberg File:Woudenberg, Netherlands - panoramio.jpg, Woudenberg panoramio File:Woudenberg, woonhuis horende bij station RM518705 IMG 0533 2019-07-24 12.52.jpg, House near the station

References

External links

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Official website
Municipalities of Utrecht (province) Populated places in Utrecht (province) {{Utrecht-geo-stub