- Maartensdijk
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caption = The town centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Maartensdijk in the municipality of De Bilt.Maartensdijk (coord|52|9|N|5|11|E|type:city(4395)) is a town in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is a part of the municipality of
De Bilt , and lies about 4 km north ofBilthoven .In 2001, the town of Maartensdijk had 4395 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 0.84 km², and contained 1744 residences.Statistics Netherlands (CBS), "Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001" [http://www.cbs.nl/nl-NL/menu/themas/milieu-natuur-ruimte/ruimte/publicaties/cartografie-geografie/geografische-data/2001-bevolkingskernen-in-nederland.htm] . Statistics are for the continuous built-up area.] Including the surrounding countryside, the statistical area "Maartensdijk" has a population of 5010.
History
Maartensdijk was a separate municipality until 2001, when it merged with De Bilt. Till 1812 Maartensdijk was called Oostveen (east peat).
References
External links
* [http://www.kuijsten.de/atlas/ut/maartensdijk.html 1868 map of Maartensdijk]
* [http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oostveen Dutch wikipedia about Oostveen]
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