Country Netherlands Province Gelderland Municipality Nijkerk | Time zone CET (UTC+1) Local time Monday 7:09 AM Team KV Telstar | |
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Hoevelaken is a town in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of Nijkerk, and lies about 5 km east of Amersfoort.
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Map of Hoevelaken, Netherlands
Hoevelaken was a separate municipality until 2000, when it was merged with Nijkerk.
In 2001, the town of Hoevelaken had 7990 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 2.2 km², and contained 3044 residences. The statistical area "Hoevelaken", which also can include the peripheral parts of the village, as well as the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 9040.
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In national context, the town is mostly known because of the homonymous motorway interchange between the E30, E231 and E232. This interchange is an important hub for north- and eastbound traffic in the Netherlands.
Hoevelaken railway station opened in 2012 to serve the town.