Hoevelaken

Hoevelaken
Town

Coat of arms

The town centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Hoevelaken in the municipality of Nijkerk.
Coordinates: 52°10′N 5°28′E / 52.167°N 5.467°E / 52.167; 5.467Coordinates: 52°10′N 5°28′E / 52.167°N 5.467°E / 52.167; 5.467
Country Netherlands
Province Gelderland
Municipality Nijkerk
Population
 • Total 9,040
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)

Hoevelaken is a town in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of Nijkerk, and lies about 5 km east of Amersfoort.

Hoevelaken was a separate municipality until 2000, when it was merged with Nijkerk.[1]

In 2001, the town of Hoevelaken had 7990 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 2.2 km², and contained 3044 residences.[2] The statistical area "Hoevelaken", which also can include the peripheral parts of the village, as well as the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 9040.[3]

In national context, the town is mostly known because of the homonymous motorway interchange between the E30, E231 and E232. This interchange is an important hub for north- and eastbound traffic in the Netherlands.

Hoevelaken railway station opened in 2012 to serve the town.

References

  1. ↑ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2006.
  2. ↑ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001. (Statistics are for the continuous built-up area).
  3. ↑ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Statline: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2003-2005. As of 1 January 2005.
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