Woerden

255px|thumb|2014 topographic map of the municipality of Woerden Woerden () is a city and a municipality in the Province of Utrecht in the central Netherlands, 15 km west of Utrecht and 32 km south of Amsterdam.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Woerden
Settlement.settlement_type: City and Municipality
Settlement.image_skyline: Woerden luchtfoto.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Aerial view of Woerden in 2013
Settlement.image_flag: Woerden vlag 2017.svg
Settlement.flag_size: 100x67px
Settlement.image_shield: Woerden wapen.svg
Settlement.shield_size: 100x80px
Settlement.image_map: Map - NL - Municipality code 0632 (2009).svg
Settlement.map_alt: Highlighted position of Woerden in a municipal map of Utrecht
Settlement.map_caption: Location in Utrecht
Settlement.subdivision_type

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Contents

History
Roman castellum
The dark ages
Between bishop and count
Heretics and rebels
Modern era
Geography
Notable people
Sport
Buildings in Woerden
Schools in Woerden
Transportation
Rail accidents
References
Footnotes
Bibliography
External links

== History == The river Oude Rijn used to flow through the city center of Woerden, but in 1960 the old river was diverted around the city center. The city has a long and rich history in cheese making and trading; for years Gouda cheese for domestic and international use has been produced in this region. Woerden still holds its authentic (since 1885) cheese market at the market place in its center.