Editing Woudenberg

{{Infobox settlement
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<!-- Name and transliteration -->| name                            = Woudenberg
| settlement_type                 = [[Town]] and [[Municipalities of the Netherlands|municipality]]
<!-- Images, nickname, motto -->| image_skyline                   = Woudenberg, raadhuis RM518703 foto8 2012-05-27 13.28.JPG
| image_alt                       = 
| image_caption                   = Woudenberg Town Hall
| image_flag                      = Flag of Woudenberg.svg
| flag_size                       = 100x67px
| flag_alt                        = 
| image_shield                    = Coat of arms of Woudenberg.svg
| shield_size                     = 100x80px
| shield_alt                      = <!-- Maps, coordinates -->
| image_map                       = Map - NL - Municipality code 0351 (2009).svg
| map_alt                         = Highlighted position of Woudenberg in a municipal map of Utrecht
| map_caption                     = Location in Utrecht
| coordinates                     = {{coord|52|5|N|5|25|E|region:NL|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_footnotes           = 
| subdivision_type                = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name                = [[Netherlands]]
| subdivision_type1               = [[Provinces of the Netherlands|Province]]
| subdivision_name1               = [[Utrecht (province)|Utrecht]]
| government_footnotes            = <ref name="mayor_now">{{cite web 
 |url = http://www.woudenberg.eu/politiek-organisatie/samenstelling-college_42609/
 |title = Samenstelling college
 |trans-title=Members of the board
 |language = Dutch
 |author = 
 |date = 
 |work = 
 |publisher = Gemeente Woudenberg
 |accessdate = 11 April 2014}}</ref>
| governing_body                  = [[Municipal council (Netherlands)|Municipal council]]
| leader_party                    = [[Christian Union (Netherlands)|CU]]
| leader_title                    = [[Burgomaster|Mayor]]
| leader_name                     = Titia Cnossen-Looijenga
<!-- Geographic information -->| unit_pref                       = Metric
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<!-- for references: use <ref> tags -->| area_footnotes                  = <ref>{{Dutch municipality total area|dataref}}</ref>
<!-- square kilometers -->| area_total_km2                  = {{Dutch municipality total area|Woudenberg}}
| area_land_km2                   = {{Dutch municipality land area|Woudenberg}}
| area_water_km2                  = {{Dutch municipality water area|Woudenberg}}
| elevation_footnotes             = <ref name="AHN">{{cite web 
 |url = http://www.ahn.nl/postcodetool
 |title = Postcodetool for 3931KK
 |trans-title=|language = Dutch
 |author = <!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> 
 |date = 
 |work = Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland
 |publisher = Het Waterschapshuis
 |accessdate = 11 April 2014}}</ref>
| elevation_m                     = 3
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| elevation_min_m                 = <!-- Population, demographics -->
| population_footnotes            = <ref>{{Dutch municipality population|dataref}}</ref>
| population_total                = {{Dutch municipality population|Woudenberg}}
| population_as_of                = {{MONTHNAME|{{Dutch municipality population|popbasemonth}}}} {{Dutch municipality population|popbaseyear}}
| population_density_km2          = {{Dutch municipality population density|Woudenberg}} <!-- For automatic calculation: auto-->
| population_demonym              = <!-- Other information -->
| timezone                        = [[Central European Time|CET]]
| utc_offset                      = +1
| timezone_DST                    = [[Central European Summer Time|CEST]]
| utc_offset_DST                  = +2
| postal_code_type                = [[Postal codes in the Netherlands|Postcode]]
| postal_code                     = 3930–3931
| area_code_type                  = [[Telephone numbers in the Netherlands|Area code]]
| area_code                       = 033
| website                         = {{URL|1=http://www.woudenberg.nl}}
| footnotes                       = 
| official_name                   = 
}}
'''Woudenberg''' ({{IPA|nl|ˈʋʌudə(m)ˌbɛr(ə)x|-|288 Woudenberg.ogg}}) is a [[town]] and [[Municipalities of the Netherlands|municipality]] in the central [[Netherlands]], in the [[Provinces of the Netherlands|province]] of [[Utrecht (province)|Utrecht]]. In 2023, it had a population of 14,410.

There are forests in the western part of the municipality in which the [[Pyramid of Austerlitz]] is located. The municipality also borders the province of [[Gelderland]] to the east.

== Etymology ==
The name Woudenberg refers to a forested [[hill]]; nowadays the town lies in an [[agriculture|agricultural]] area about 8&nbsp;km south of [[Amersfoort]].

==Topography==
[[File:2013-Woudenberg.jpg|475px|]]

''Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Woudenberg, 2013.''

== Economy ==
The main sources of income were the raising of [[livestock]] and the cultivation of [[tobacco]]. Currently, most people work out of town, mostly in the surrounding towns of [[Amersfoort]], [[Utrecht (city)|Utrecht]] and [[Veenendaal]].

==Tourism==
Because of the many attractions nearby, such as the Grebbe, the Pyramid of Austerlitz and the Henschotermeer, Woudenberg is visited by many tourists. That can also be derived from the number of tourist accommodation, which is 12.

== Notable people ==
* [[Arie de Vroet]] (1918 – 1999 in Woudenberg) footballer
* [[Erik Verlinde]] & [[Herman Verlinde]] (born 1962) identical twin brothers and theoretical physicists and [[string theorist]]
* [[Ricky van Wolfswinkel]] (born 1989) professional footballer

== Gallery ==
<gallery mode=packed>
File:Het centrum van Woudenberg met zicht op het Raadhuis..JPG|Town centre of Woudenberg looking towards the Raadhuis
File:081207 NL Pyramide van Austerlitz.JPG|[[Pyramid of Austerlitz]]
File:Modern Woudenberg..JPG|Modern Woudenberg
File:Woudenberg, Netherlands - panoramio.jpg|Woudenberg panoramio
File:Woudenberg, woonhuis horende bij station RM518705 IMG 0533 2019-07-24 12.52.jpg|House near the station
</gallery>

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

== External links ==
*{{commons category-inline}}
*[http://www.woudenberg.eu/ Official website]

{{Geographic location
 | Centre    = Woudenberg
 | North     = [[Leusden]]
 | Northeast = [[Barneveld (municipality)|Barneveld]] ([[Gelderland|GE]])
 | East      = [[Scherpenzeel, Gelderland|Scherpenzeel]] ([[Gelderland|GE]])<br>[[Renswoude]]
 | South     = [[Utrechtse Heuvelrug]]
 | West      = [[Zeist]]
}}
{{Utrecht Province}}
{{Authority control}}

[[Category:Woudenberg| ]]
[[Category:Municipalities of Utrecht (province)]]
[[Category:Populated places in Utrecht (province)]]


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