De Hoef, Utrecht

De Hoef is a village in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is a part of the municipality of De Ronde Venen, and lies about 13 km northeast of Alphen aan den Rijn.

De Hoef
Village
Bridge across the Kromme Mijdrecht
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Coordinates: 52°12′35″N 4°48′53″E
Country	Netherlands
Province	Utrecht
Municipality	De Ronde Venen
Area [1]
• Total	5.68 km2 (2.19 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	−1.1 m (−3.6 ft)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	880
• Density	150/km2 (400/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	1426[1]
Dialing code	0297

Flowing through the village is a meandering river called "de Kromme Mijdrecht", the width of which varies between about 8 and 35 metres. On average, it is used by about two freight ships per day, but in summer the river is full of pleasure boats.

It was first mentioned in 1639 as De Hoeff, and means "parcel of land".^[3] In 1840, it was home to 266 people. In 1921, the Roman Catholic Antonius van Padua Church was built.^[4]

Gallery

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  Church of De Hoef
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  River view
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  House in De Hoef
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  House in De Hoef

Notable residents

• Nicolien Sauerbreij (born 1979), Olympic champion snowboard (born in De Hoef)

References

1. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
2. "Postcodetool for 1426AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
3. "De Hoef - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 28 March 2022.
4. "De Hoef". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 28 March 2022.