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Amersfoort
Location of Amersfoort
Coordinates: 52°09′N 5°23′E / 52.15, 5.38
Country Netherlands
Province Utrecht
Area (2006)
 - Total 63. The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands Utrecht ( ˈyːtrɛxt is the smallest province of the Netherlands, and is located in the center of the country Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 78 km² (24. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 6 sq mi)
 - Land 62. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 88 km² (24. 3 sq mi)
 - Water 0. 90 km² (0. 3 sq mi)
Population (1 January 2007)
 - Total 139,017
 - Density 2,211/km² (5,726. New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 5/sq mi)
  Source: CBS, Statline. Statistics Netherlands, founded in 1899, is a Dutch governmental institution that gathers statistical information about the Netherlands.
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 - Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Website: www.amersfoort.nl

Image:Ltspkr.pngAmersfoort is a municipality and the second largest city of the province of Utrecht in central Netherlands. Central European Time ( CET) is one of the names of the Time zone that is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. UTC+1 is used in the following locations Central European Time West Africa Time Western European Summer Time Daylight saving time ( DST Central European Summer Time ( CEST) is one of the names of UTC+2 Time zone, 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. UTC+2 corresponds to the following Time zones Eastern European Time Egypt Standard Time Central Africa Time Utrecht ( ˈyːtrɛxt is the smallest province of the Netherlands, and is located in the center of the country The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands

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Population centres

The municipality of Amersfoort consists of the following cities, towns, villages and/or districts: Amersfoort, Hoogland, Hooglanderveen, Stoutenburg Noord. Hoogland is a village located north of the city of Amersfoort in the province of Utrecht in the Netherlands. Hooglanderveen ( is a village in the Dutch province of Utrecht.

The city of Amersfoort

History

Hunter gatherers set up camps in the Amersfoort region in the Mesolithic period. A hunter-gatherer society is one whose primary subsistence method involves the direct procurement of edible plants and animals from the wild Foraging and Hunting Archaeologists have found traces of these camps to the north of Amersfoort, such as the remains of hearths, and sometimes microlithic flint objects.

Settlements in the Amersfoort area from around 1000 BC have been found, but the name Amersfoort (named after a ford in the Amer River, now the Eem) did not appear until the 11th century. A ford is a place in a Watercourse (most commonly a stream or River) that is shallow enough to be crossed by wading on Horseback or in a wheeled The Amer is a river in the Dutch Province of Noord-Brabant. It is a continuation of the Bergse Maas River from the river Donge The Eem (formerly the Amer) is a River in north Utrecht Province in the Netherlands with a length of approximately. The city grew around what is now known as the central square, the "Hof", where the Bishops of Utrecht estblished a court, in order to control the "Gelderse vallei", and was granted city rights in 1259 by the bishop of Utrecht Hendrik van Vianden. The Archbishopric of Utrecht is the Archbishopric based in the Dutch city of Utrecht. A first defensive wall, made out of brick, was finished around 1300. Soon after, the need for enlargement of the city became apparent and around 1380 the construction of a new wall was begun and completed around 1450. The famous Koppelpoort, a combined land and water gate, is part of this second wall. The Koppelpoort is a Medieval gate in the Dutch town Amersfoort. The first wall was demolished and houses were built in its place. Today's Muurhuizen (wallhouses) Street is at the exact location of the first wall; the fronts of the houses are built on top of the first city wall’s foundations.

The famous Koppelpoort in Amersfoort, at evening
The famous Koppelpoort in Amersfoort, at evening

The Onze-Lieve-Vrouwentoren tower (The Tower of Our Lady)[1] is one of the tallest medieval church towers in the Netherlands at 98 metres (322 ft). The Koppelpoort is a Medieval gate in the Dutch town Amersfoort. The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit The construction of the tower and the church was started in 1444. The church was demolished by an explosion in 1787, but the tower survived, and the layout of the church still can be discerned today through the use of different types of stone in the pavement of the open space that was created. Year 1787 ( MDCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common It is now the reference point of the RD coordinate system, the coordinate grid used by the Dutch topographical service: the RD coordinates are (155. The geography of the Netherlands is unusual in that much of its land has been reclaimed from the sea and is below Sea level, protected by dikes. 000, 463. 000).

The inner city of Amersfoort has been preserved very well since the Middle Ages. Apart from the Onze-Lieve-Vrouwetoren, the Koppelpoort , and the Muurhuizen (Wall-houses), there is also the Sint-Joris church. The Koppelpoort is a Medieval gate in the Dutch town Amersfoort.

In the Middle Ages, Amersfoort was an important centre for the textile industry, and there were a large number of breweries. In the 18th century the city flourished because of the cultivation of tobacco. The 18th century lasted from 1701 to 1800 in the Gregorian calendar, in accordance with the Anno Domini / Common Era numbering system Tobacco is an Agricultural product recognized as an addictive drug processed from the fresh Leaves of plants in the genus Nicotiana.

Second World War

There was a concentration camp near the city of Amersfoort during the Second World War. Internment is the imprisonment or confinement of people commonly in large groups without trial World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The camp, officially called Polizeiliches Durchgangslager Amersfoort (Police Transit Camp Amersfoort), better known as Kamp Amersfoort, was actually located in the neighbouring municipality of Leusden. Official Name The official name for Kamp Amersfoort was "Polizeiliches Durchgangslager Amersfoort" P Leusden is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of Utrecht. After the war the leader of the camp, Joseph Kotälla, was sentenced to death.

Keistad (Boulder-city)

Amersfoortse Kei
Amersfoortse Kei

The nickname for Amersfoort, Keistad (boulder-city), originates in the Amersfoortse Kei, a 9-tonne (19,842 lb) boulder that was dragged from the Soest moors into the city in 1661 by 400 people because of a bet between two landowners. This article is about the tonne or metric ton For other tons see Ton. The pound or pound-mass (abbreviation lb, lbm, or sometimes in the United States #) is a unit of Mass In Geology, a boulder is a rock with grain size of usually no less than 256 mm (10 Inches diameter Soest is the name of two localities one in the Netherlands and one in Germany: Soest Netherlands Soest Germany The people got their reward when the winner bought everyone beer and pretzels. Beer is the world's oldest and most widely consumed Alcoholic beverage and the third most popular drink overall after water and tea A pretzel is a bread pastry of German origin that has the shape of a three looped Knot or twisted braid Other nearby towns then nicknamed the people of Amersfoort Keihoofd (boulder-head). This story embarrassed the inhabitants, and they buried the boulder in the city, but after it was found again in 1903 it was placed in a prominent spot as a monument. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting

Musea

Transport

There are bus services in Amersfoort offered by three firms: Connexxion, BBA and the Stadsvervoer Nederland. Connexxion provides services in town and to some destinations further afield like Utrecht, while BBA and Stadsvervoer Nederland offer connections to regional destinations.

Amersfoort has three railway stations:

Notable people born in Amersfoort

See also People from Amersfoort

Miscellaneous

Local government

'Koppelpoort' Amersfoort
'Koppelpoort' Amersfoort

The municipal council of Amersfoort consists of 39 seats, which are divided as follows:[4]

Sister cities

References

  1. ^ Onze Lieve Vrouwentoren. The People's Party for Freedom and Democracy ( VVD) (Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie is a Dutch liberal Political party. The Christian Democratic Appeal ( CDA) (Christen Democratisch Appèl is a Dutch Christian-democratic Political party. GroenLinks ( GL, English: GreenLeft) is a Dutch Green Political party. This article is about the Dutch political party See Christian Union (students (with space between the two words for the university religious organization and Christian The Socialist Party ( SP, Dutch: Socialistische Partij) is a Dutch socialist Political party. Liberec ( pronounced, Reichenberg Romany: Libertsis) has been since 1918 a City in Czechoslovakia, since 1993 in the Czech Republic The Czech Republic ( ˈt͡ʃɛskaː ˈrɛpuˌblɪka short form in Česko ˈt͡ʃɛskɔ also called Czechia, SkyscraperCity. Retrieved on 2008-03-26. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1026 - Pope John XIX crowns Conrad II as Holy Roman Emperor.
  2. ^ "Armando Museum fire", Armandomuseum. nl, 2007-10-22. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 202 BC - Hannibal Barca, leader of the Carthaginians, is defeated by the Roman legions under Scipio Africanus Retrieved on 2007-11-04. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1333 - Flood of the Arno River, causing massive damage in Florence as recorded by the Florentine chronicler Giovanni Villani  
  3. ^ Reference at Wikipedia in German
  4. ^ Zetelverdeling en stemaantallen (Dutch). Gemeente Amersfoort. Retrieved on 2008-03-26. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1026 - Pope John XIX crowns Conrad II as Holy Roman Emperor.

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