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Maarssen
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Town and former municipality
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| Country | Netherlands | ||
| Province | Utrecht | ||
| Municipality | Stichtse Vecht | ||
| Area
(2006)
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| • Total | 30.86 km2 (11.92 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 27.20 km2 (10.50 sq mi) | ||
| • Water | 3.66 km2 (1.41 sq mi) | ||
| Population
(1 January 2007)
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| • Total | 39,363 | ||
| • Density | 1,447/km2 (3,750/sq mi) | ||
| Source: CBS, Statline. | |||
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) | ||
| Website | www.stichtsevecht.nl | ||
Maarssen (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈmaːrsə(n)]) is a town in the middle of the Netherlands, in the province of Utrecht, along the river Vecht and the Amsterdam–Rhine Canal. The west of Maarssen is called Maarssen-Broek whereas the east is called Maarssen-Dorp. Both put together and joined by other small towns around provide the area of Maarssen.
On 1 January 2011 Maarssen merged with the councils of Breukelen and Loenen to become Stichtse Vecht.
Population centres
The former municipality of Maarssen consisted of the following cities, towns, villages and/or districts:
- Maarssen (colloquially "Maarssen-dorp") and Maarssen-Broek
- Maarssenbroek
- Maarsseveen
- Molenpolder
- Oud-Maarsseveen
- Oud-Zuilen
- Tienhoven
Transportation
- Maarssen railway station
See also
In Spanish: Maarssen para niños
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