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De Ronde Venen

Vinkeveen town centre

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Location in Utrecht

Established

1 January 1989

Government

• Body

Municipal council

Area

• Total

116.98 km² (45.17 sq mi)

• Land

100.77 km² (38.91 sq mi)

• Water

16.21 km² (6.26 sq mi)

Elevation

−2 m (−6.6 ft)

Population

(May 2014)

• Total

42,654

• Density

423/km² (1,100/sq mi)

Time zone

UTC+1 (CET)

• Summer (DST)

UTC+2 (CEST)

Postcode

Parts of 1300, 1400 and 3600 ranges

Area code

0294, 0297

De Ronde Venen (Dutch pronunciation: [də ˈrɔndə ˈveːnə(n)]; lit. the round peat bogs) is a municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of Utrecht. On 1 January 2011, the municipality of Abcoude was amalgamated into De Ronde Venen.

Population centres
- Topography
Notable people
- Sport
Gallery
See also

Population centres

The municipality of De Ronde Venen consists of the villages Abcoude, Amstelhoek, De Hoef, Baambrugge, Mijdrecht, Vinkeveen, Waverveen, and Wilnis, and a number of hamlets, such as Aan de Zuwe, Achterbos, and Stokkelaarsbrug.

Topography

Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of De Ronde Venen, June 2015

Notable people

Jan Willem Pieneman, 1860

Nicolien Sauerbreij

Jan van Almeloveen (1656 in Mijdrecht – 1684) a Dutch painter, engraver and draughtsman
Theodorus Janssonius van Almeloveen (1657 in Mijdrecht – 1712) a Dutch physician and medical editor
Jan Willem Pieneman (1779 in Abcoude – 1853) a painter
Werenfried van Straaten (1913 in Mijdrecht – 2003) a Dutch Roman Catholic priest and social activist
Hans van Vliet (born 1949 in Mijdrecht) a Dutch computer scientist and academic
Michaël Dudok de Wit (born 1953 in Abcoude) a Dutch animator, director and illustrator
Saskia Rao-de Haas (born 1971 in Abcoude) a virtuoso cellist and composer

Sport

Jan Grijseels (1890 in Abcoude-Proosdij – 1961) a Dutch track and field athlete, who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics
Gerard Maarse (1929 in Wilnis – 1989) a Dutch speed skater, competed in the 1952 & 1956 Winter Olympics
Christine Aaftink (born 1966 in Abcoude) a retired speed skater, competed at the 1988, 1992 and 1994 Winter Olympics
Tom Cordes (born 1966 in Wilnis) a retired Dutch cyclist, competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Nicolien Sauerbreij (born 1979 in De Hoef) a Dutch professional snowboarder, competed in the 2002 & 2006 Winter Olympic Games and was a gold medal in the 2010 Winter Olympics
Ivo Snijders (born 1980 in Mijdrecht) a rower, competed in the 2004 & 2008 Summer Olympics