De Meern | |
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Neighbourhood of Utrecht | |
Coordinates: 52°4′41″N 5°1′41″E / 52.07806°N 5.02806°E | |
Country | Netherlands |
Province | Utrecht |
Municipality | Utrecht |
Elevation | 2 m (7 ft) |
Highest elevation | 4 m (13 ft) |
Lowest elevation | −1 m (−3 ft) |
Population (01-01-2020) | |
• Total | 21,764 |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 3453,3454 |
Dialing code | 030 |
Website | www.utrecht.nl |
De Meern (Dutch pronunciation: [də ˈmeːr(ə)n]) is an urbanized village in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is a part of the municipality of Utrecht, and is located at 6 km west of the inner city of this town. Before 2001 the villages De Meern, Vleuten and Haarzuilens formed a municipality called Vleuten-De Meern. On 1 January 2001, it was incorporated in the municipality of Utrecht. Since 1999 the number of inhabitants of De Meern has increased from about 11,000 to almost 22,000 in 2020.