Elevation 1 m (3 ft) Time zone CET (UTC+1) Area 25.68 km² Area code 030 | Established 1 July 1971 Demonym(s) Nieuwegeiner Postcode 3430–3439 Local time Monday 12:09 PM | |
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Weather 13°C, Wind SE at 13 km/h, 57% Humidity | ||
Nieuwegein [ˌniwəˈɣɛi̯n] is a municipality and city in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is bordered on the north by the city of Utrecht, the provincial capital. It is separated from Vianen to the south by the river Lek and borders on IJsselstein in the southwest and Houten in the east.
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Map of Nieuwegein, Netherlands
Nieuwegein was founded on 1 July 1971 as a planned city, following the merger of the former municipalities of Jutphaas and Vreeswijk. The new town was built for the expanding population of the city of Utrecht, and grew rapidly during the decades following its foundation.
Nieuwegein is surrounded by three motorways (Dutch: autosnelweg), the A2 to the west, the A12 to the north and the A27 to the east.
Nieuwegein is connected to Utrecht and IJsselstein by the Sneltram (light rail) line. There is a pedestrian ferry across the river Lek to Vianen. Three canals flow through Nieuwegein: the Amsterdam-Rhine Canal, the Lek River and the Merwede Canal. There are also a few sports clubs in Nieuwegein, such as: SV Geinoord, VSV Vreeswijk and JSV Nieuwegein.
Several national sports federations are housed in Nieuwegein, including the NeVoBo (volleyball), KNZB (swimming) and NBb (basketball).
Anna van Rijn College is the main secondary school of the city.
Dutch Topographic map of Nieuwegein and neighboring IJsselstein, as of March 2014.