Veenendaal

275px|thumb|Topographic map of Veenendaal (town), as of March 2014 Veenendaal () is a municipality and a town in central Netherlands, located in the province of Utrecht. Veenendaal is the only population centre within its administrative borders. The municipality had a population of 70,000 inhabitants on 8 August 2024 and covers an area of .

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Veenendaal is a municipality and town in central Netherlands located in the province of Utrecht, with a population of approximately 70,000 people as of August 2024. It serves as the only population center within its administrative borders and is notable as a significant urban area in the Utrecht region.

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Veenendaal
Settlement.settlement_type: Municipality
Settlement.image_skyline: RM36887 Markt 9B.JPG
Settlement.image_caption: Church in Veenendaal
Settlement.image_flag: Veenendaal Netherlands flag.svg
Settlement.flag_size: 100x67px
Settlement.image_shield: Veenendaal-wapen.svg
Settlement.shield_size: 100x80px
Settlement.image_map: Map - NL - Municipality code 0345 (2009).svg
Settlement.map_alt: Highlighted position of Veenendaal in a municipal map of Utrecht
Settlement.map_caption: Location in Utrecht
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Netherlands
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Utrecht
Settlement.governing_body: Municipal council
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor
Settlement.leader_name: Gert-Jan Kats

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Veenendaal
Demonym: Veenendaler
Country: Netherlands
Located in: Utrecht
Population: 66912
Area: 19.81
Elevation: 6
Time zone: UTC+01:00
Shares border with: Rhenen
Official website: www.veenendaal.nl
Image: Veenendaal winter.jpg
Households: 25039
Dialing code: 0318

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twinned administrative body: Olomouc
Commons category: Veenendaal
postal code: 3900–3907
topic's main category: Category:Veenendaal
category for people born here: Category:Births in Veenendaal
category of associated people: Category:People from Veenendaal
native label: Veenendaal
email address: mailto:[email protected]
phone number: +31318538538

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Religion
Notable residents
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==History== The original village was founded in the middle of the 16th century as a peat colony from which it got its name. Veen is the Dutch word for fen and daal for dale.

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