Utrecht
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Summary
Utrecht is a municipality of the Netherlands[1]. Utrecht ranks in the top 0.49% of municipality of the netherlands entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12,846 views/month, #2 of 404).[2]
Key Facts
- Member of: Creative Cities Network[3], Q130298019[4]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Utrecht[5]
- Country: Netherlands[6]
- Located in or next to body of water: Merwede canal[7], Leidse Rijn[8], Drift[9], Oudegracht[10], Minstroom[11], Vecht[12], Plompetorengracht[13], Vaartse Rijn[14], Zwarte Water, Utrecht[15], Vleutense Wetering[16], Kruisvaart[17], Biltsche Grift[18], Stadsbuitengracht[19], Kromme Nieuwegracht[20]
- Head of government: Sharon Dijksma[21]
- Instance of: cycling city[22]
- Shares border with: Woerden[23], Stichtse Vecht[24], De Bilt[25], Zeist[26], Bunnik[27], Houten[28], Nieuwegein[29], IJsselstein[30], Montfoort[31]
- Flag: flag of Utrecht[32]
- Twinned administrative body: Brno[33], Kinshasa[34], Juanjuí[35]
- Legislative body: Utrecht municipal council[36]
- Executive body: college van burgemeester en wethouders of Utrecht[37]
- Coat of arms: coat of arms of Utrecht[38]
- Postal code: 3450–3455[39], 3546[40], 3500–3585[41]
- Commons category: Utrecht (city)[42]
- Local dialing code: 030[43]
- Archives at: Het Utrechts Archief[44]
- Official website: https://www.utrecht.nl/[45], https://www.utrecht.nl/city-of-utrecht/[46]
- Topic's main category: Category:Utrecht (city)[47]
- Commons gallery: Utrecht (city)[48]
- Population: 343,779[49], 343,038[50], 347,483[51], 352,866[52], 43,407[53]
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Brands and Namesakes
Things named for Utrecht include Utrecht[54], a province of the Netherlands[55], in Netherlands[56]; New Utrecht[57], a neighborhood[58], in United States[59], founded in 1652[60]; and 12695 Utrecht[61], an asteroid[62].
Why It Matters
Utrecht has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[63] Utrecht is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.[64]
Entities named for Utrecht include Utrecht[54], a province of the Netherlands[55], in Netherlands[56]; New Utrecht[57], a neighborhood[58], in United States[59], founded in 1652[60]; and 12695 Utrecht[61], an asteroid[62].