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Houten Destination Guide

Explore Houten in Netherlands

Houten in the region of Utrecht with its 32,243 inhabitants is a place in Netherlands - some 27 mi or ( 43 km ) South-East of Amsterdam , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Houten

Time in Houten is now 06:48 PM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Amsterdam " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Zeist, Vechten, Utrecht, The Hague, and Oud-Wulven. Since you are here already, consider visiting Zeist . We saw some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Houten ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

gta 3 car mods

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The Jam - in the city

2:36 min by JooKoo64
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The Jam - in the city ..


Utrecht National railway museum trip with dieseltrain

6:32 min by Bob Rodenburg
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To the National railway museum at Utrecht with a trip with a dieseltrain called the "Blauwe Engel" (Blue Angel) so called because of the color. ..

Winter Cycling in Utrecht; Netherlands

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Winter cycling impressions in Utrecht, Netherlands. In a country where cycling is mostly for utility purposes people don't stop using their bikes just because temperatures drop below freezing point. W ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Oud-Wulven

Oud-Wulven is a hamlet in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is located just north of the village of Houten, and is part of that municipality. Oud-Wulven was originally a heerlijkheid (fiefdom). In 1545 it was combined with the neighbouring heerlijkheid Waaijen. "Oud-Wulven en Waaijen" remained a separate entity until 1811, when it merged into Houten.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 52.05 5.15 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Former municipalities of Utrecht (province), Populated places in Utrecht (province)

Heemstede, Utrecht

Heemstede is a hamlet in the central Netherlands. It is located 3 km west of Houten, Utrecht. The hamlet is known for Heemstede Castle (1645). Until 1812, Heemstede was a separate heerlijkheid. Between 1818 and 1857 it was a part of Oud-Wulven, until that municipality merged with Houten. The area had 75 inhabitants around 1850.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 52.05 5.12 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Populated places in Utrecht (province)

Lunetten

Lunetten is a neighbourhood in the southeastern part of the city of Utrecht, that has approximately 12,000 inhabitants. It is mainly a residential area, since there is no significant industry present. Lunetten was constructed as an urban experiment mostly during the 1970s and 80s. It was designed and planned by a combination of students of architecture and urban planning and the then foreseen future inhabitants.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 52.06 5.13 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Districts in Utrecht (city)

't Goy

't Goy is a village in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is a part of the municipality of Houten, and lies about 5 km southeast of Houten. In 2001, the village of 't Goy had 170 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 0.04 km², and contained 70 residences. 't Goy is also home to the Netherlands' largest honey-glazed ham factory.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 52.00 5.22 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Populated places in Utrecht (province)

Odijk

Odijk is a town in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is a part of the municipality of Bunnik, and lies about 4 km south of Zeist. In 2009, the town of Odijk had 4.411 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 0.94 km², so the density was very high, and contained 1809 residences. The neighbourhood of Cothen, which covers the entire area of the former municipality, has about 5040 inhabitants. Odijk used to be a separate municipality. It merged with Bunnik and Werkhoven in 1964.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 52.05 5.23 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Former municipalities of Utrecht (province), Populated places in Utrecht (province)

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Historical Weather

temperature and rainfall during the year in Houten