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Hagestein is a village and former city in the municipality of Vijfheerenlanden, Utrecht, Netherlands, on the Lek River, about 2 km east of Vianen. It received city rights in 1382. Hagestein was destroyed in 1405 by the Count of Holland and the Prince-Bishop of Utrecht.

Key facts

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Hagestein
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Village
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nl
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File:Hagestein bij Vianen.jpg
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View on Hagestein
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Hagestein wapen.svg
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Netherlands Utrecht#Netherlands
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Location in the Netherlands
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Country
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Netherlands
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Utrecht
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Municipality
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Vijfheerenlanden
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3
Settlement.area_total_km2
8.03
Settlement.population_total
1,460

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Hagestein is a village and former city in the municipality of Vijfheerenlanden, Utrecht, Netherlands, on the Lek River, about 2 km east of Vianen. It received city rights in 1382. Hagestein was destroyed in 1405 by the Count of Holland and the Prince-Bishop of Utrecht.

Hagestein was a separate municipality between 1818 and 1986, when it merged with Vianen. Until 2002, it was a part of the province of South Holland.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Hagestein” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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