- Stoutenburg
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caption = Stoutenburg in the municipality of Leusden.Stoutenburg (coord|52|9|N|5|26|E|type:city(350)) is a village in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is a part of the municipality of
Leusden , and lies about 4 km east ofAmersfoort .The statistical area "Stoutenburg", which also can include the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 350.Statistics Netherlands (CBS), [http://statline.cbs.nl/ "Statline: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2003-2005"] . As of
January 1 ,2005 .]History
In 1252, the castle Stoutenburg near the village was founded by the lord of Amersfoort. From 1615, the castle was owned by
Johan van Oldenbarnevelt . The castle was replaced by a manor, built in 1888.Until
June 1 ,1969 , Stoutenburg was a separate municipality, covering the villages of Stoutenburg and Achterveld. Most of the territory of the former municipality is now part ofLeusden ; the northern part was annexed by the municipality ofAmersfoort recently.References
External links
* [http://www.kuijsten.de/atlas/ut/stoutenburg.html Map of the former municipality in 1868]
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