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Country
  
Netherlands

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)

Dialing code
  
0343

Province
  
Utrecht

Municipality
  
Bunnik

Postal code
  
3985

Population
  
1,528 (2001)

Local time
  
Monday 7:20 AM

Werkhoven

Weather
  
10°C, Wind NW at 13 km/h, 83% Humidity

Werkhoven is a town in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is a part of the municipality of Bunnik, and lies about 5 km east of Houten.

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Map of Werkhoven, Netherlands

In 2001, the town of Werkhoven had 1528 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 0.29 km², and contained 550 residences. The neighbourhood of Werkhoven, which covers the entire area of the former municipality, has about 2320 inhabitants.

Werkhoven used to be a separate municipality. It merged with Bunnik and Odijk in 1964.

Born in Werkhoven

  • Coby van Baalen (*1957), Dutch equestrian.
  • Andreas Everardus van Braam Houckgeest (1739–1801), Dutch merchant and diplomat.
  • John Oostrom, (born September 2, 1930), a former business executive and Canadian parliamentarian. He was the first Dutch-born Canadian elected to the Canadian House of Commons

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    Werkhoven Wikipedia
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