Leusden

Leusden
Highrise building
Highrise building
Park Wildenburg
Park Wildenburg
St. Jozefkerk
St. Jozefkerk
Kooikersgracht
Kooikersgracht
Residential tower
Residential tower
Biezenkamp
Biezenkamp
Flag of Leusden
Coat of arms of Leusden
Highlighted position of Leusden in a municipal map of Utrecht
Location in Utrecht
Coordinates: 52°8′N 5°26′E / 52.133°N 5.433°E / 52.133; 5.433
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceUtrecht
Government
 • BodyMunicipal council
 • MayorGerolf Bouwmeester (D66)
Area
 • Total58.89 km2 (22.74 sq mi)
 • Land58.54 km2 (22.60 sq mi)
 • Water0.35 km2 (0.14 sq mi)
Elevation3 m (10 ft)
Population
 (January 2021)[4]
 • Total30,544
 • Density522/km2 (1,350/sq mi)
DemonymLeusdenaar
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode
3830–3835
Area code033
Websitewww.leusden.nl
Dutch Topographic map of Leusden, June 2015

Leusden (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈløːzdə(n)] ) is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of Utrecht. It is located about 3 kilometres southeast of Amersfoort.

The western part of the municipality lies on the slopes of the Utrecht Hill Ridge and is largely covered by forest and heathlands. The eastern parts lie in the Gelderse Valley [fy; li; nds-nl; nl; zea] and are mostly agricultural.

Former Amersfoort concentration camp lies just within the northern municipal border with Amersfoort.

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  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 3831NA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
  4. ^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.