Veldhuizen
Encyclopedia
Veldhuizen is a hamlet in the Dutch
province of Utrecht
. It is located in the municipality of Utrecht
, south of De Meern
. It is also the name of a new neighbourhood of Utrecht, built close to the hamlet.
Veldhuizen was a separate municipality between 1818 and 1954, when it became a part of Vleuten-De Meern
.
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...
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 is located in the municipality of 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...
, south of De Meern
De Meern
De Meern is a former town in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is a part of the city of Utrecht, and lies about 5 km west of it. In 2001, it became together with Vleuten, a city part of Utrecht called Vleuten-De Meern....
. It is also the name of a new neighbourhood of Utrecht, built close to the hamlet.
Veldhuizen was a separate municipality between 1818 and 1954, when it became a part of Vleuten-De Meern
Vleuten-De Meern
Vleuten-De Meern is a former municipality in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It was created in a merger of Haarzuilens, Veldhuizen, Vleuten and a part of Oudenrijn in 1954, and existed until 2001, when it was merged with Utrecht to become a city part of it....
.