Mijdrecht
Encyclopedia
Mijdrecht is a town in the municipality of De Ronde Venen
, in the Netherlands
.
It is located 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) west of the main A2 motorway
, between Utrecht
and Amsterdam
.
Its population is around 17,000. The football team Argon has its stadium here.
Recently the city has grown, by expanding it with 'Wickelhof I and II'. In Mijdrecht is a national festival called AJOC.
There is one high/secondary school called Veenlanden College, Mijdrecht, or just VLC.
This school contains round 1300 students in Mavo, Havo and Vwo levels.
The main street is the area around the Dorpstraat, where most shops and the cityhouse are located. There is a police office, a fire department, 6 supermarkets, sport facilities, and a coffee shop.
Though, there is no police or doctor in the weekends.
Most parts of the city (like Hofland-Noord and Molenland) were built after 1980.
Until 1989, Mijdrecht was a separate municipality.
De Ronde Venen
De Ronde Venen is a municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of Utrecht.-Population centres :The municipality of De Ronde Venen consists of the villages Amstelhoek, De Hoef, Mijdrecht, Vinkeveen, Waverveen, and Wilnis, and a number of hamlets, such as Aan de Zuwe and Achterbos...
, in the Netherlands
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...
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It is located 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) west of the main A2 motorway
A2 motorway (Netherlands)
The A2 motorway is a motorway in the Netherlands. It is one of the busiest highways in the Netherlands. The road connects the city of Amsterdam, near the interchange Amstel, with the Belgian border, near Maastricht and Liège , and the Belgian road A25....
, between Utrecht
Utrecht (city)
Utrecht city and municipality is the capital and most populous city of the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is located in the eastern corner of the Randstad conurbation, and is the fourth largest city of the Netherlands with a population of 312,634 on 1 Jan 2011.Utrecht's ancient city centre features...
and Amsterdam
Amsterdam
Amsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population...
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Its population is around 17,000. The football team Argon has its stadium here.
Recently the city has grown, by expanding it with 'Wickelhof I and II'. In Mijdrecht is a national festival called AJOC.
There is one high/secondary school called Veenlanden College, Mijdrecht, or just VLC.
This school contains round 1300 students in Mavo, Havo and Vwo levels.
The main street is the area around the Dorpstraat, where most shops and the cityhouse are located. There is a police office, a fire department, 6 supermarkets, sport facilities, and a coffee shop.
Though, there is no police or doctor in the weekends.
Most parts of the city (like Hofland-Noord and Molenland) were built after 1980.
Until 1989, Mijdrecht was a separate municipality.