Leusden
Leusden (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈløːzdə(n)] ⓘ) is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of Utrecht. It is located about 3 kilometres southeast of Amersfoort.
Leusden | |
|---|---|
Highrise building Park Wildenburg St. Jozefkerk Kooikersgracht Residential tower Biezenkamp | |
|
Flag Coat of arms | |
Location in Utrecht | |
| Coordinates: 52°8′N 5°26′E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Utrecht |
| Government | |
| • Body | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Gerolf Bouwmeester (D66) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 58.89 km2 (22.74 sq mi) |
| • Land | 58.54 km2 (22.60 sq mi) |
| • Water | 0.35 km2 (0.14 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3 m (10 ft) |
| Population (January 2021) | |
| • Total | 30,544 |
| • Density | 522/km2 (1,350/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Leusdenaar |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postcode | 3830–3835 |
| Area code | 033 |
| Website | www |
The western part of the municipality lies on the slopes of the Utrecht Hill Ridge and is largely covered by forest and heathlands. The eastern parts lie in the Gelderse Valley and are mostly agricultural.
Former Amersfoort concentration camp lies just within the northern municipal border with Amersfoort.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.