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Nieuwegein
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| Nieuwegein | |
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| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Utrecht |
| Area (2006) | |
| - Municipality | 25.68 km² (9.9 sq mi) |
| - Land | 23.72 km² (9.2 sq mi) |
| - Water | 1.96 km² (0.8 sq mi) |
| Population (1 January 2007) | |
| - Municipality | 61,234 |
| - Density | 2,582/km² (6,687.3/sq mi) |
| Source: CBS, Statline. | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Website: www.nieuwegein.nl | |
Nieuwegein is a municipality and a city in the Netherlands, in the province of Utrecht. It lies about 7 km south of the city of Utrecht. It borders on the Lek River in the south. On the other side of the river is Vianen. To the west lies IJsselstein, to the east is Houten.
Nieuwegein was formed on the July 1, 1971, when the former municipalities of Jutphaas and Vreeswijk merged. The new town was built for the expanding population of the city of Utrecht, and has grown rapidly.
Nieuwegein is surrounded by three Motorways (Dutch: Autosnelweg), the A2, the A12 and the A27. There is a light rail line to Utrecht. There is a pedestrian ferry across the Lek to Vianen.
In and around Nieuwegein are several canals: the Amsterdam-Rhine Canal, the Lek River and the Merwede Canal.
Its sister city is Puławy, Poland and Rundu, Namibia.
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