Renswoude
Municipality in Utrecht, Netherlands
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Renswoude (Dutch pronunciation: [rɛnsˈʋʌudə] ⓘ) is a municipality and a town in the central Netherlands, in the province of Utrecht.
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Renswoude | |
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Renswoude Castle | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
.svg) Location in Utrecht | |
| Coordinates: 52°4′N 5°33′E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Utrecht |
| Government | |
| • Body | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Petra Doornenbal-van der Vlist (CDA) |
| Area | |
• Total | 18.51 km2 (7.15 sq mi) |
| • Land | 18.40 km2 (7.10 sq mi) |
| • Water | 0.11 km2 (0.042 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 8 m (26 ft) |
| Population (January 2021)[4] | |
• Total | 5,556 |
| • Density | 302/km2 (780/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postcode | 3927 |
| Area code | 0318 |
| Website | www |
Topography
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 designed by Jacob van Campen for the grandfather of Maria Duyst van Voorhout's husband
Renswoude Castle
Gemeentehuis, Renswoude
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