Werkhoven

Werkhoven is a town in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is a part of the municipality of Bunnik, and lies about 5 km east of Houten.

Werkhoven
Town
Windmill near Werkhoven
Coat of arms
The village (dark green) and statistical district (light green) of Werkhoven in the municipality of Bunnik.
Coordinates: 52°1′26″N 5°14′35″E
Country	Netherlands
Province	Utrecht
Municipality	Bunnik
Population  (2001)
• Total	1,528
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	3985
Dialing code	0343

In 2001, the town of Werkhoven had 1528 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 0.29 km², and contained 550 residences.[1] The neighbourhood of Werkhoven, which covers the entire area of the former municipality, has about 2320 inhabitants.[2]

Werkhoven used to be a separate municipality. It merged with Bunnik and Odijk in 1964.

Born in Werkhoven

• Coby van Baalen (*1957), Dutch equestrian.
• Andreas Everardus van Braam Houckgeest (1739–1801), Dutch merchant and diplomat.
• John Oostrom, (born September 2, 1930), a former business executive and Canadian parliamentarian. He was the first Dutch-born Canadian elected to the Canadian House of Commons

Pictures

• 
  Werkhoven in an engraving by Hendrik Spilman, 1773
• 
  kasteel Beverweerd
• 
  Dorpskerk
• 
  Catholic church
• 
  De Brink
• 
  Werkhoven ca. 1865
• 
  Skyline Werkhoven, 2008
• 
  Watertower

References

1. Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001 . Statistics are for the continuous built-up area.
2. Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Gemeente Op Maat 2004: Bunnik .

External links

• J. Kuyper, Gemeente Atlas van Nederland, 1865-1870, "Werkhoven". Map of the former municipality in 1868.