- Werkhoven
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caption = The village (dark green) and statistical district (light green) of Werkhoven in the municipality of Bunnik.Werkhoven (coord|52|1|N|5|15|E|type:city(1528)) is a town in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is a part of the municipality of
Bunnik , and lies about 5 km east ofHouten .In 2001, the town of Werkhoven had 1528 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 0.29 km², and contained 550 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.] The neighbourhood of Werkhoven, which covers the entire area of the former municipality, has about 2320 inhabitants.Statistics Netherlands (CBS), "Gemeente Op Maat 2004: Bunnik" [http://www.cbs.nl/nl-NL/menu/themas/nederland-regionaal/nederland-regionaal/publicaties/gemeente-op-maat/2004/alfabet/b/2004-bunnik.htm] .]
Werkhoven used to be a separate municipality. It merged with Bunnik and
Odijk in 1964.Born in Werkhoven
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Coby van Baalen (*1957), Dutch equestrian.
*Andreas Everardus van Braam Houckgeest (1739-1801), Dutch merchant and diplomat.References
External links
* [http://www.kuijsten.de/atlas/ut/werkhoven.html Map of Werkhoven in 1868]
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