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Place in Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Voordorp is a district in the northeast of the city of Utrecht, the Netherlands. It has a population of approximately 3,000 citizens.
Voordorp | |
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Coordinates: 52°6′N 5°9′E | |
Country | Kingdom of the Netherlands |
Constituent country | Netherlands |
Province | Utrecht |
Area | |
• Total | 1.9 km2 (0.7 sq mi) |
• Land | 1.5 km2 (0.6 sq mi) |
• Water | 0.4 km2 (0.2 sq mi) |
Population (2006) | |
• Total | 3,000 |
• Density | 1,578/km2 (4,090/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Website | www.voordorpvooruit.nl/ |
Voordorp was named after an old church village, Voordorp, which changed its name to Blaue Capel (meaning 'blue chapel') after the local church was rebuilt and decorated in blue in 1451. It was built in the 90s as part of the last big expansion of Utrecht within the original city limits.
The 1.9 km2 (0.7 sq mi) area of Voordorp contains a primary school, a skate slope, a nursery. It borders highway A27 which is situated behind a noise barrier. See also https://nl.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veemarkt_(Utrecht)
From the heart of Utrecht, it's a twelve-minutes bike ride or a twelve-minute drive to Voordorp. With the line 4 bus riding through Voordorp it is possible to reach central station and the city center of Utrecht. Its streets are named after freedom fighters.
Recently, Voordorp was one of the first districts to get an optical fibre connection. This connection is used for internet, television and telephone.
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