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Nieuwegein - Utrecht Province
Nieuwegein is a municipality and a town in the central
Netherlands. It lies about 7 km south of the city of Utrecht.
It borders on the Lek River in the south, n the other side
of the river is Vianen, and to the west lies IJsselstein, to
the east is Houten.
The modern day Netherlands are divided into twelve
provinces (provincies in Dutch). A Dutch province represents
the administrative layer in between the national government
and the towns. Utrecht is listed as the smallest province of the
Netherlands, and is located in the center of the country.
Utrecht is a municipality and the capital city of the Dutch province
of Utrecht ....
Vianen is a municipality and a city in the central Netherlands, in
the province of Utrecht ....
IJsselstein is a municipality and a city in the central Netherlands ....
Houten is a municipality and a town in the central Netherlands ....
Nieuwegein was formed on the July 1, 1971, when the former
municipalities of Jutphaas and Vreeswijk merged. The new town
was built for the expanding population of the city of Utrecht, and
has grown rapidly.
Nieuwegein is surrounded by three Motorways (Dutch: Autosnelweg)
The A2, the A12 and the A27. There is a light rail line to Utrecht.
There is a pedestrian ferry across the Lek to Vianen.
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|  | Rijkswaterstaat Boats
Nieuwegein is also a regional station
for the patrol boats of the Rijkswaterstaat
that patrol all the canals and waterways in
the Netherlands.
They conduct rescue, all size boat inspections
from the smallest pleasure boat to the tankers
that travel the canal system.
Every year when we visit, Al spends a day out
on the RWS 59 with his friends, Captains in
the Rijkswaterstaat ......
Check out our tips for more pictures
of these patrol boats.
Click On Photo To Enlarge
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Nieuwegein Canals
In and around Nieuwegein
are several canals:
The Amsterdam - Rhine Canal
The Lek Canal and the Merwede Canal.
Click On Photo To Enlarge
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Roggeveen Sat Oct 22, 2005 21:12 UTC
Hi, Very nice to put Nieuwegein on the tourist map. It has no particular tourist attractions, but your trip with Rijkswaterstaat must have been very interesting. I am also planning a Nieuwegein page, if a find some time. |
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