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Utrecht

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The fourth-largest city in the Netherlands and the capital and most populous city of the province of Utrecht, its municipality located in the eastern part of the Randstad conurbation at the very center of mainland Netherlands and including Haarzuilens, Vleuten and De Meern. It had a population of 378,140 as of January 2026.

Facts
Population
378,140 1
Area (sq km)
99.32 2
Utrecht Wikipedia infobox area_total_km2 is an unresolved template transclusion with no literal figure in the article own wikitext; taken instead from the family wikidata source entity, Wikidata item Q803 (Utrecht), property P2046 (area).
Founding Year
1122 1
City rights charter date, used as the founding or incorporation year; not a claim of prior settlement age (Utrecht traces to a 1st-century Roman fort).
Population Estimate Year
2026 1
Elevation (m)
5 1
Latitude
52.0908 degrees north 1
Longitude
5.1217 degrees east 1
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Utrecht, Netherlands
Jan van Bijlert

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Born: Utrecht (Utrecht province, Netherlands) (inhabited place)
Utrecht University

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Utrecht University (UU; Dutch: Universiteit Utrecht, formerly Rijksuniversiteit Utrecht) is a public research university in Utrecht, Netherlands.

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Utrecht University

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Utrecht University (UU; Dutch: Universiteit Utrecht, formerly Rijksuniversiteit Utrecht) is a public research university in Utrecht, Netherlands.

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European College of Neuropsychopharmacology

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"name": "Utrecht"
Sources
1. Utrecht (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section
    It has a population of 378,140 as of January 2026.
  • Infobox, elevation_m
    elevation_m = 5
  • History section, city rights paragraph
    The growing town was granted city rights by Henry V at Utrecht on 2 June 1122.
  • Infobox coordinates
    52 05 27 N 5 07 18 E
  • In Group: Cities of Western Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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2. Wikidata
Wikimedia FoundationWikidata item Q803, property P2046 (area)
Quote, Wikidata item Q803, property P2046 (area)
amount: +99.32, unit: square kilometre
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Wikidata: Utrecht
Wikidata Q803, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source
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