Maarssen
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Maarssen (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈmaːrsə(n)] ⓘ) is a town in the middle of the Netherlands, in the province of Utrecht, along the river Vecht and the Amsterdam–Rhine Canal. The west of Maarssen is called Maarssen-Broek[1] whereas the east is called Maarssen-Dorp. Both put together and joined by other small towns around provide the area of Maarssen.
On 1 January 2011 Maarssen merged with the councils of
Loenen to become Stichtse Vecht
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Population centres
The former municipality of Maarssen consisted of the following cities, towns, villages and/or districts:
- Maarssen (colloquially "Maarssen-dorp") and Maarssen-Broek
- Maarssenbroek
- Maarsseveen
- Molenpolder
- Oud-Maarsseveen
- Oud-Zuilen
- Tienhoven
Transportation
References
- ^ Statistics are taken from the SDU Staatscourant Archived 2006-02-19 at the Wayback Machine
External links
Media related to Maarssen at Wikimedia Commons- Official website
- Historische Kring Maarssen
- Maarssen 2000
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