Heemstede, Utrecht

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Heemstede
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Country Netherlands
Province Utrecht
Municipality Houten

Heemstede (Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.) is a hamlet in the central Netherlands. It is located 3 km west of Houten, Utrecht. The hamlet is known for Heemstede Castle (1645).

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Houten in 1868, with Heemstede in yellow.

Until 1812, Heemstede was a separate heerlijkheid.[1] Between 1818 and 1857 it was a part of Oud-Wulven, until that municipality merged with Houten. The area had 75 inhabitants around 1850.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Abraham Jacob van der Aa, "Aardrijkskundig woordenboek der Nederlanden", vol. 5 (H), 1844.


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