Abcoude

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Abcoude
Image:Dutch Municipality Abcoude 2006.png
Country	Netherlands
Province	Utrecht </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: top;"> <td>Coordinates</td> <td>52.27° N 4.97° E</td> Coordinates: 52.27° N 4.97° E
Area	32.11 km²
- Land	30.36 km²
- Water	1.75 km²
Population (2005)	8,628
- Density	284/km² </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: top;"> <td>Mayor</td> <td>J. Streng (VVD)</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: top;"> <td>Website</td> <td>www.abcoude.nl

Image:Ltspkr.pngAbcoude is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of Utrecht.

1 Population centres
2 The village Abcoude
3 History
4 Local government
5 References
6 External links

[edit] Population centres

The municipality of Abcoude consists of the villages Abcoude and Baambrugge, and the hamlet Stokkelaarsbrug.

[edit] The village Abcoude

The village of Abcoude is the main town of the municipality. It lies about 13 km southeast of Amsterdam, on the confluence of the Amstel River, the Gein River, and the Holendrecht River.

In 2001, the town of Abcoude had 6431 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 1.28 km², and contained 2678 residences.<ref name="CBS">Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001 [1]. Statistics are for the continuous built-up area.</ref>

[edit] History

In 1672 most of the town was burned down by the French. In 1820 Abcoude had 1100 inhabitants.

The municipality of Abcoude was formed in 1941, from the former municipalities of Abcoude-Proosdij (containing the village of Abcoude) and Abcoude-Baambrugge (containing the village of Baambrugge).

[edit] Local government

The municipal council of Abcoude consists of 13 seats, which are divided as follows:

SVAB (local party) - 3 seats
VVD - 3 seats
CDA - 3 seats
PvdA - 2 seats
D66 - 1 seat
GroenLinks - seat

[edit] References

Statistics are taken from the SDU Staatscourant

[edit] External links

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