Nigtevecht

Nigtevecht
Coordinates: 52°16′27″N 5°1′40″E / 52.27417°N 5.02778°E / 52.27417; 5.02778Coordinates: 52°16′27″N 5°1′40″E / 52.27417°N 5.02778°E / 52.27417; 5.02778
Country Netherlands
Province Utrecht
Municipality Stichtse Vecht
Population (2004) 1,450

Nigtevecht (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈnɪxtəˌvɛxt]; 52°16′N 5°2′E / 52.267°N 5.033°E / 52.267; 5.033) is a town in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It was a part of the former municipality of Loenen. Since 2011 it has been made part of the newly formed municipality of Stichtse Vecht. It lies about 9 km (5.6 mi) west of Bussum. It is in an area called the "Vechtstreek".

In 2001, the town of Nigtevecht had 1284 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 0.21 km² (0.081 sq mi), and contained 506 residences.[1]

Between 1818 and 1989, Nigtevecht was a separate municipality, sometimes called "Nigtevecht en Hinderdam".[2]

References

  1. ↑ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001 "Archived copy". Archived from the original on March 19, 2006. Retrieved January 24, 2007.. Statistics are for the continuous built-up area.
  2. ↑ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, "Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten", KNAW, 2006. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on February 20, 2007. Retrieved December 3, 2009.
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