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Utrecht - Charming Canals and Stunning Architecture

Utrecht - Charming Canals and Stunning Architecture

Located on the banks of the Rhine River, the charming city of Utrecht is the fourth biggest in the Netherlands. Home to the largest university in Holland, this beautiful destination features picturesque streets, gorgeous canals and a stunning historic centre.

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Oudewater

Oudewater  is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of Utrecht. The population was 140,000 plus, with an expected 150,000 by 2012.

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Amersfoort

Amersfoort is a municipality and the second largest city of the province of Utrecht in central Netherlands. The city is growing quickly but has a well-preserved and protected medieval centre.

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Wijk bij Duurstede

Wijk bij Duurstede is a municipality and a city in the central Netherlands. The city of Wijk bij Duurstede. The city (population as of 2007: 23,377) is located on the Rhine.

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Municipalities in Utrecht on Google Maps

The city Utrecht is the centre of a densely populated area, which makes concise definitions of its agglomeration difficult, and somewhat arbitrary.

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Treaty of Utrecht - 300 years old

The Treaty of Utrecht, which established the Peace of Utrecht, comprises a series of individual peace treaties, rather than a single document, signed by the belligerents in the War of the Spanish Succession, in the Dutch city of Utrecht in March and April 1713.

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Utrecht - the city

Utrecht city and municipality is the capital and most populous city of the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is located in the eastern corner of the Randstad conurbation, and is the fourth largest city of the Netherlands with a population of 316,448 on 1 February 2012.

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