Renswoude

Municipality in Utrecht, Netherlands

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Coat of arms

Location in Utrecht

Coordinates: 52°4′N 5°33′E / 52.067°N 5.550°E / 52.067; 5.550CountryNetherlandsProvinceUtrechtGovernment

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• BodyMunicipal council • MayorPetra Doornenbal-van der Vlist (CDA)Area

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• Total18.51 km² (7.15 sq mi) • Land18.40 km² (7.10 sq mi) • Water0.11 km² (0.04 sq mi)Elevation

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8 m (26 ft)Population

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• Total5,556 • Density302/km² (780/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postcode

3927

Area code0318Websitewww.renswoude.nl

Renswoude (Dutch pronunciation: [rɛnsˈʋʌudə] ^ⓘ) is a municipality and a town in the central Netherlands, in the province of Utrecht.

Topography

Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Renswoude, June 2015

Jan Hendrik Waszink (1908–1990) a Dutch Latin scholar and academic
Roel Robbertsen (born 1948) a Dutch politician and pig farmer
Henk-Jan Held (born 1967) a volleyball player, team silver medallist at the 1992 Summer Olympics and team gold medallist at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Maarten Van Garderen (born 1990) a Dutch male volleyball player, member of the Netherlands men's national volleyball team

Church designed by Jacob van Campen for the grandfather of Maria Duyst van Voorhout's husband
Renswoude Castle
Gemeentehuis, Renswoude

^ "college van B&W" [Board of mayor and aldermen] (in Dutch). Gemeente Renswoude. Archived from the original on 9 April 2014. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
^ "Postcodetool for 3927BD". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.