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De Hoef, Utrecht

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Country
  
Netherlands

Province
  
Utrecht

Municipality
  
De Ronde Venen

Population
  
913 (2007)

Local time
  
Saturday 8:24 PM

De Hoef, Utrecht

Weather
  
8°C, Wind W at 5 km/h, 87% Humidity

De Hoef (52°12′N 4°49′E) is a village in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is a part of the municipality of De Ronde Venen, and lies about 13 km northeast of Alphen aan den Rijn.

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Map of De Hoef, Netherlands

On 1 January 2005, it had 928 inhabitants (500 male, 428 female)[1].

Flowing through the village is a meandering river called "de Kromme Mijdrecht", the width of which varies between about 8 and 35 metres. On average, it is used by about two freight ships per day, but in summer the river is full of pleasure boats.

Notable residents

  • Nicolien Sauerbreij (born 1979), olympic champion snowboard (born in De Hoef)
  • References

    De Hoef, Utrecht Wikipedia