Utrecht
| Utrecht | |||||
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| — Ceety an municipality — | |||||
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| Coordinates: 52°05′36″N 5°7′10″E / 52.09333°N 5.11944°E | |||||
| Kintra |  Netherlands |
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| Province |  Utrecht |
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| - Mayor | Aleid Wolfsen | ||||
| Aurie(2006) | |||||
| - Ceety an municipality | 99.32 km2 (38.3 sq mi) | ||||
| - Laund | 95.67 km2 (36.9 sq mi) | ||||
| - Watter | 3.64 km2 (1.4 sq mi) | ||||
| Indwallers (1 Februar 2012) | |||||
| - Ceety an municipality | 316,448 | ||||
| - Densitie | 3,279/km2 (8,492.6/sq mi) | ||||
| - Metro | 640,000 | ||||
| Source: CBS | |||||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||||
| - Simmer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||||
| Aurie code(s) | 30 | ||||
Utrecht (/ˈjuːtrɛkt/; Dutch pronunciation: [ˈytrɛxt] (
listen)) ceety an municipality is the caipital an maist populous ceety o the Dutch province o Utrecht. It is locatit in the eastren corner o the Randstad conurbation, an is the fowert lairgest ceety o the Netherlands wi a population o 316,448 on 1 Februar 2012.
Utrecht's auncient ceety centre features mony biggins an structurs frae the Early Middle Ages. It haes been the releegious centre o the Netherlands syne the aicht century. Currently it is the see o the Airchbishop o Utrecht, the maist important Dutch Roman Catholic leader.[1][2] Utrecht is the see o the airchbishop o the Auld Catholic kirk, titular heid o the Union o Utrecht (Auld Catholic), an the location o the offices o the main Protestant kirkj. Till the Dutch Gowden Age Utrecht wis the ceety o maist importance o the Netherlands till Amsterdam became its cultural an maist populous centre.
Utrecht is host tae Utrecht University, the lairgest university o the Netherlands, as well as several ither institutes for heicher education. Due tae its central position athin the kintra, it is an important transport hub for baith rail an road transport. It haes the seicont heichest nummer o cultural events in the Netherlands, efter Amsterdam.[3]
Internaitional relations [edit]
Twin touns [edit]
Utrecht is twinned wi:
León, Nicaragua
Brno, Czech Republic[4]
Pekanbaru, Indonesie
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic o the Congo- previously
Hanover, Germany, atween 1970 an 1976
References [edit]
- ↑ Aartsbisdom Utrecht (Dutch). Retrieved on 10 Dizember 2007. .
- ↑ Katholiek Nederland (Dutch). Retrieved on 10 Dizember 2007. .
- ↑ Gemeente Utrecht. Utrecht Monitor 2007 (Dutch). Retrieved on 6 Januar 2008. .
- ↑ Brno – Partnerská města (Czech). City of Brno. Retrieved on 17 Julie 2009. .
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