Loenen
Encyclopedia
Loenen is a former municipality in the Netherlands
, in the province of Utrecht
. It was in the Vechtstreek
area. On January 1, 2011, Loenen merged with Breukelen
and Maarssen
to form Stichtse Vecht
.
refers to a game played in Loenen aan de Vecht. In his book Early Golf, Steven van Hengel describes how the game of "Colf" or "Kolf
" was played in 1297 near the castle of Kronenburg
. The players had to hit the castle door in as few strikes as possible from the Court House by hitting a ball with a stick.
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
, in the province of Utrecht
Utrecht (province)
Utrecht is the smallest province of the Netherlands in terms of area, and is located in the centre of the country. It is bordered by the Eemmeer in the north, Gelderland in the east, the river Rhine in the south, South Holland in the west, and North Holland in the northwest...
. It was in the Vechtstreek
Vechtstreek
The Vechtstreek is a region in the Dutch provinces of Utrecht and North Holland along the Vecht River between the towns of Utrecht and Amsterdam...
area. On January 1, 2011, Loenen merged with Breukelen
Breukelen
Breukelen is a town and former municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of Utrecht. It is situated to the north west of Utrecht, along the river Vecht and close to the lakes of the Loosdrechtse Plassen, an area of natural and touristic interest...
and Maarssen
Maarssen
Maarssen is a town and former municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of Utrecht, along the river Vecht. It lies in an area called the Vechtstreek.On January 1, 2011 Maarssen merged with Breukelen and Loenen to Stichtse Vecht....
to form Stichtse Vecht
Stichtse Vecht
Stichtse Vecht is a municipality of the Netherlands and lies in the northwestern part of the province of Utrecht.The municipality has about 63,000 inhabitants and covers an area of about 107 km²...
.
Population centres
The former municipality of Loenen consisted of the following cities, towns, villages and districts:- Loenen (aan de Vecht)Loenen aan de VechtLoenen is a town in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It was the main town in the former municipality of Loenen. Since 2011 it has made part of the new formed municipality of Stichtse Vecht. It lies about 10 km west of Hilversum....
(main town) - LoenerslootLoenerslootLoenersloot is a village in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It was a part of the former municipality of Loenen. Since 2011 it has made part of the new formed municipality of Stichtse Vecht. It lies about 12 km west of Hilversum. It is located on the Angstel River.In 2001, the village of...
- MijndenMijndenMijnden is a hamlet in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It was a part of the former municipality of Loenen. Since 2011 it has made part of the new formed municipality of Stichtse Vecht and lies about 12 km west of Hilversum....
- Nieuwerhoek
- Nieuwersluis
- Nigtevecht
- VreelandVreelandVreeland is a city in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It was a part of the former municipality of Loenen. Since 2011 it has made part of the new formed municipality of Stichtse Vecht. It is located on the river Vecht, about 2 km north of Loenen aan de Vecht. It received city rights in 1265....
History
The earliest traceable mention of the game of golfGolf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
refers to a game played in Loenen aan de Vecht. In his book Early Golf, Steven van Hengel describes how the game of "Colf" or "Kolf
Kolven
Kolven is a game originated in the Netherlands, played by several individuals with heavy curved bats and a ball between two poles on an indoor kolf court...
" was played in 1297 near the castle of Kronenburg
Kronenburg
Kronenburg or Kronenbourg may refer to:In places:* Kronenburg, Germany, town subsumed into Dahlem, North Rhine-Westphalia* Kronenburg , village in Suriname* Loenen-Kronenburg, former Dutch municipalityIn others:...
. The players had to hit the castle door in as few strikes as possible from the Court House by hitting a ball with a stick.