Utrechtse Heuvelrug ( Dutch: [ˈytrɛxtsə ˈɦøːvəlrʏx] ; English: "Utrecht Hill Ridge" ) is a municipality in the Netherlands , in the province of Utrecht . It was formed on 1 January 2006 by merging the former municipalities of Amerongen , Doorn , Driebergen-Rijsenburg , Leersum , and Maarn .
5-600: The name of the municipality is derived from the Utrecht Hill Ridge , a ridge of sandhills that covers part of the province of Utrecht. All the former municipalities that merged into Utrechtse Heuvelrug are situated on the southern part of this ridge. In this southern part lies the Utrechtse Heuvelrug National Park , that covers 6,000 ha (15,000 acres) and was established in 2003. The municipality of Utrechtse Heuvelrug consists of
10-671: Is a ridge of low sandhills that stretches in a direction from southeast to northwest over the Dutch province of Utrecht and over a part of North Holland . The total length of the region is about 50 km. It covers an area of approximately 23,000 hectares . The part of the ridge in North Holland is commonly called Het Gooi in Dutch, the Gooi (area) in English. On the southeastern side
15-492: The following cities, towns, villages and/or districts: Amerongen , Darthuizen , Doorn , Driebergen-Rijsenburg , Leersum , Maarn , Maarsbergen , Overberg . [REDACTED] Dutch topographic map of the municipality of Utrechtse Heuvelrug, June 2015 Railway stations: Driebergen-Zeist , Maarn This Utrecht location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Utrecht Hill Ridge Utrecht Hill Ridge ( Dutch : Utrechtse Heuvelrug )
20-796: The ridge rises sharply from the valley of the Nederrijn (Lower Rhine). Here the famous Grebbeberg (Grebbe Mountain) forms a landmark (52 m. high) where the Battle of the Grebbeberg took place in 1940 as an important part of Battle of the Netherlands. The highest peak of the ridge is the Amerongse Berg (Amerongen Mountain) of 68 m. On the northern side the ridge continues to the shores of the Gooimeer (Lake Gooi). The Utrecht Hill Ridge
25-531: Was created 150.000 years ago as a push moraine in the Wolstonian Stage , a middle Pleistocene glacial period. Before that time the rivers Rhine and Meuse flowed more northerly, and created deposits of sand. The glaciers pushed these deposits in a southern and western direction. After the last Ice Age the area got overgrown with woods. In historical times the population increased and woodlands were cleared for cattle and sheep. The Utrecht Hill Ridge
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