Nieuwegein
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| Country | Netherlands | ||
| Province | Utrecht | ||
| Established | 1 July 1971 | ||
| Government[1] | |||
| • Body | Municipal council | ||
| • Mayor | Frans Backhuijs (VVD) | ||
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| • Total | 25.65 km2 (9.90 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 23.66 km2 (9.14 sq mi) | ||
| • Water | 1.99 km2 (0.77 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation[3] | 1 m (3 ft) | ||
| Population (May 2014)[4] | |||
| • Total | 61,011 | ||
| • Density | 2,579/km2 (6,680/sq mi) | ||
| Demonym(s) | Nieuwegeiner | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postcode | 3430–3439 | ||
| Area code | 030 | ||
| Website | www |
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Nieuwegein [ˌniwəˈɣɛi̯n] (
listen) is a municipality and city in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is bordered on the north by the city of Utrecht, the provincial capital. It is separated from Vianen to the south by the river Lek and borders on IJsselstein in the southwest and Houten in the east.
Nieuwegein was founded on 1 July 1971 as a planned city, following the merger of the former municipalities of Jutphaas and Vreeswijk. The new town was built for the expanding population of the city of Utrecht, and grew rapidly during the decades following its foundation.
Nieuwegein is surrounded by three Motorways (Dutch: autosnelweg), the A2 to the west, the A12 to the north and the A27 to the east. Nieuwegein is connected to Utrecht and IJsselstein by light rail. There is a pedestrian ferry across the river Lek to Vianen.
Three canals flow through Nieuwegein: the Amsterdam-Rhine Canal, the Lek River and the Merwede Canal.
Several national sports federations are housed in Nieuwegein, including the NeVoBo (volleyball), KNZB (swimming) and NBb (basketball).
Anna van Rijn College, Cals College and Oosterlicht College are the main secondary schools for the city.[citation needed]
Topography
File:Nieuwegein-plaats-OpenTopo.jpg
Dutch Topographic map of Nieuwegein and neighboring IJsseltein, as of March 2014.
Gallery
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2007-06-02 15.23 Nieuwegein, ophaalbrug.JPG
Nieuwegein, drawbridge
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Nieuwegein, molen foto2 2010-07-04 17.32.JPG
Nieuwegein, windmill
Twin towns
References
External links
Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons- Official website
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