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Renswoude
Municipality
Renswoude Castle
Renswoude Castle
Flag of Renswoude
Flag
 Coat of arms of Renswoude
Coat of arms
Highlighted position of Renswoude in a municipal map of Utrecht
Location in Utrecht
Country Netherlands
Province Utrecht
Government
 • Body Municipal council
Area
 • Total 18.51 km2 (7.15 sq mi)
 • Land 18.42 km2 (7.11 sq mi)
 • Water 0.09 km2 (0.03 sq mi)
Elevation
8 m (26 ft)
Population
 (May 2014)
 • Total 4,925
 • Density 267/km2 (690/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode
3927
Area code 0318

Renswoude (Dutch pronunciation: [rɛnsˈʋʌudə]) is a municipality and a town in the central Netherlands, in the province of Utrecht.

Topography

Gem-Renswoude-OpenTopo.jpg

Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Renswoude, June 2015

Notable people

  • Jan Hendrik Waszink (1908–1990) a Dutch Latin scholar and academic
  • Roel Robbertsen (born 1948) a Dutch politician and pig farmer
  • Henk-Jan Held (born 1967) a volleyball player, team silver medallist at the 1992 Summer Olympics and team gold medallist at the 1996 Summer Olympics
  • Maarten Van Garderen (born 1990) a Dutch male volleyball player, member of the Netherlands men's national volleyball team

Gallery

  • Church in Renswoude, designed by Jacob van Campen

    Church designed by Jacob van Campen for the grandfather of Maria Duyst van Voorhout's husband

  • 3927 Renswoude, Netherlands - panoramio (32)

    Renswoude Castle

  • Gemeentehuis Renswoude - 3

    Gemeentehuis, Renswoude

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Renswoude para niños

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