Amersfoort

For other uses, see Amersfoort (disambiguation).

Amersfoort
City and municipality
Zuidsingel
Zuidsingel
Lieve Vrouwekerkhof
Lieve Vrouwekerkhof
Havik
Havik
Woudzoom
Woudzoom
Flag of Amersfoort
Flag
Coat of arms of Amersfoort
Coat of arms
Official logo of Amersfoort
Brandmark
Nickname: 
Keistad (Boulder City)
Highlighted position of Amersfoort in a municipal map of Utrecht
Location in Utrecht
Amersfoort is located in Netherlands
Amersfoort
Amersfoort
Location within the Netherlands
Amersfoort is located in Europe
Amersfoort
Amersfoort
Location within Europe
Coordinates: 52°9′N 5°23′E / 52.150°N 5.383°E / 52.150; 5.383
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceUtrecht
City rights1259
Government
[1]
 • BodyMunicipal council
 • MayorLucas Bolsius (CDA)
Area
[2]
 • Municipality63.86 km2 (24.66 sq mi)
 • Land62.62 km2 (24.18 sq mi)
 • Water1.24 km2 (0.48 sq mi)
Elevation
[3]
3 m (10 ft)
Population
 (Municipality, January 2021; Urban and Metro, May 2014)[4][5]
 • Municipality157,462
 • Density2,515/km2 (6,510/sq mi)
 • Urban
180,539
 • Metro
287,110
DemonymAmersfoorter(s)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode
3800–3829
Area code033
Websitewww.amersfoort.nl
Map
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Amersfoort (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈaːmərsfoːrt] ⓘ) is a city and municipality in the province of Utrecht, Netherlands. As of 31 January 2023, the municipality had a population of 160,902, making it the second-largest of the province and fifteenth-largest of the country. Amersfoort is also one of the largest Dutch railway junctions with its three stations—Amersfoort Centraal, Schothorst and Vathorst—due to its location on two of the Netherlands' main east to west and north to south railway lines. The city was used during the 1928 Summer Olympics as a venue for the modern pentathlon events. Amersfoort marked its 750th anniversary as a city in 2009.[6]

  1. ^ "Burgemeester" [Mayor] (in Dutch). Gemeente Amersfoort. Archived from the original on 16 July 2014. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
  2. ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Postcodetool for 3811LM". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
  4. ^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  5. ^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; Regionale kerncijfers Nederland" [Regional core figures Netherlands]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2020. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
  6. ^ "Home Page" (in Dutch). Amersfoort 750. Archived from the original on 2 February 2009. Retrieved 24 January 2009.