Oud-Leusden

Oud Leusden
—  Hamlet  —
Oud-Leusden in the municipality of Leusden.
Coordinates: 52°07′45″N 5°22′29″E / 52.12917°N 5.37472°E / 52.12917; 5.37472Coordinates: 52°07′45″N 5°22′29″E / 52.12917°N 5.37472°E / 52.12917; 5.37472
Country	Netherlands
Province	Utrecht
Municipality	Leusden
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
- Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code

Oud-Leusden is a hamlet in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is a part of the municipality of Leusden, and lies about 4 km south of Amersfoort.^[1]

History

Oud-Leusden ("old-Leusden") was formerly just called "Leusden". The name is known from the year 776, when villa Lisaduna was a large farm complex with defenses. Although it was assumed to be located near the current location of Oud-Leusden, no evidence of this complex has been found.

The church tower of Oud-Leusden is one of the oldest, perhaps the oldest, in the Netherlands. Originally it was part of a church, which before the reformation was dedicated to Saint Anthony. In the nineteenth century, most of the churchgoing population lived in the nearby village of Leusbroek (now Leusden-Zuid), and the church was replaced with a new one in Leusbroek, and demolished in 1828.^[2]

See also

• Rusthof cemetery

References

1. ^ ANWB Topografische Atlas Nederland, Topografische Dienst and ANWB, 2005.
2. ^ Abraham Jacob van der Aa, "Aardrijkskundig woordenboek der Nederlanden", vol. 7 (L/M), 1846.