Maarsbergen

Woudenberg (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈʋʌudə(m)ˌbɛr(ə)x] (listen)) is a municipality and a town in the central Netherlands, in the province of Utrecht. There are forests in the western part of the municipality. The Pyramid of Austerlitz is located in the municipality.

Breedeveen is a hamlet in the municipality Utrechtse Heuvelrug, in the Dutch province Utrecht. It lies in a forest north of the village of Leersum, on the road from Leersum to Woudenberg. The hamlet was first mentioned in 1899 Breedeveen, and means "wide bog". It is not a statistical entity, and the postal authorities have placed it under Woudenberg. There are no place name signs. Breedeveen consists of about 25 houses. The nature area Breeveen is located near the hamlet, and is a mixture for forest and heath.

Maarn is a railway station in the centre of Maarn, Netherlands, next to the A12. The station opened on 15 March 1845 and is located on the Amsterdam–Arnhem railway. The services are operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen. The station was moved 1 km east in 1972, and in 2005 had approximately 1,590 passengers per day. Several kilometres further the Kesteren–Amersfoort railway branches off to Veenendaal and Rhenen.

Maarn is a town in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is a part of the municipality of Utrechtse Heuvelrug, and is located about 10 km east of Zeist. In 2001, the town of Maarn had 4,071 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 1.26 km2, and contained 1,793 residences.Until 2006, Maarn was a separate municipality, covering both Maarn and Maarsbergen. Maarn is a small village in the heart of the Utrechtse Heuvelrug, a protected nature reserve in the Netherlands. The village has approximately 8,000 inhabitants, has a very small center and is probably best known for its tourism to the numerous camp-sites that surround the village.

Utrechtse Heuvelrug National Park is a national park in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It covers the southern part of the Utrecht Hill Ridge. When it was founded in 2003, the park covered 6,000 ha (15,000 acres) of heathlands, shifting sands, forests, grass lands and floodplains. In 2013 the park was extended to 10,000 ha (25,000 acres), adding the area north of highway A12 when the ecoduct Mollebos was realized. The most striking landscape feature is the glacial ridge after which the park is named.

Darthuizen is a hamlet in the Dutch municipality of Utrechtse Heuvelrug. From 1818 to 1857, Darthuizen was a separate municipality. On 8 June 1857, it merged into the municipality of Leersum.The hamlet was first mentioned in 1253 as Derthesen. The etymology is unclear. The postal authorities have placed it under Leersum. Since 2013, it has place name signs. In 1840, it was home to 228 people. Nowadays, it consists of about 40 houses.

Leersum is a town in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is a part of the municipality of Utrechtse Heuvelrug, and lies about 7 km east of Doorn and 9 km west of Veenendaal. In 2001, the town of Leersum had 6013 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 1.44 km², and contained 2465 residences.Until 2006, there was a separate municipality Leersum, covering both the village of Leersum and Darthuizen. In June 2021, Leersum was hit by a downburst. Many cars and homes were heavily damaged by falling trees. As a result, the forests around Leersum have been closed. Staatsbosbeheer, the Dutch state forest administration, estimates that damaged sections of forest will not be reopened to the general public before the end of the year 2021.

Utrecht Hill Ridge (Dutch: Utrechtse Heuvelrug) is a ridge of low sandhills that stretches in a direction from southeast to northwest over the Dutch province of Utrecht and over a part of North Holland. The total length of the region is about 50 km. It covers an area of approximately 23,000 hectares. The part of the ridge in North Holland is commonly called Het Gooi in Dutch, the Gooi (area) in English. On the southeastern side the ridge rises sharply from the valley of the Nederrijn (“Lower Rhine”). Here the famous Grebbeberg (“Grebbe Mountain”) forms a landmark (52 m. high) where Battle of the Grebbeberg took place in 1940 as important part of Battle of the Netherlands. The highest peak of the ridge is the Amerongse Berg (“Amerongen Mountain”) of 68 m. On the northern side the ridge continues to the shores of the Gooimeer (“Lake Gooi”). The Utrecht Hill Ridge was created 150.000 years ago as a push moraine in the Wolstonian Stage, a middle Pleistocene glacial period. Before that time the rivers Rhine and Meuse flowed more north, and created deposits of sand. The glaciers pushed these deposits in a southern and western direction. After the last Ice Age the area got overgrown with woods. In historical times the population increased and woodlands were cleared for cattle and sheep. The Utrecht Hill Ridge was then largely covered with heather and sand drifts. In the 19th and 20th century large parts of the ridge were replanted with trees again. The Utrecht Hill Ridge has given name to: Utrechtse Heuvelrug, a municipality in the southern part of the ridge, that was formed 1 January 2006 as a combination of the former municipalities of Amerongen, Doorn, Driebergen-Rijsenburg, Leersum, and Maarn. Utrechtse Heuvelrug National Park, a national park in the southern part of the region, that was established 11 October 2003. It covers 6,000 hectares.

Utrechtse Heuvelrug (Dutch: [ˈytrɛxtsə ˈɦøːvəlrʏx] (listen); English: "Utrecht Hill Ridge") is a municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of Utrecht. It was formed on 1 January 2006 by merging the former municipalities of Amerongen, Doorn, Driebergen-Rijsenburg, Leersum, and Maarn.

Doorn is a town in the municipality of Utrechtse Heuvelrug in the central Netherlands, in the province of Utrecht.

Leusden-Zuid is a neighbourhood and former village in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is a part of the municipality of Leusden, and lies about 6 km south of Amersfoort. The village is now part of Leusden.Until about 1969, the village was named "Leusbroek". The reformed church of the village dates from 1827; until that date the villagers went to church in the nearby village of Oud-Leusden. The Estate Den Treek was built in 1807. A nature area of forests and heaths covering almost 22 square kilometres (8.5 sq mi) is part of the estate and covers five municipalities which makes Den Treek, the largest family owned estate. The nature area is publicly accessible for the recreational purposes.

The Grebbe Line (Dutch: Grebbelinie) was a forward defence line of the Dutch Water Line, based on inundation. The Grebbe Line ran from the Grebbeberg in Rhenen northwards until the IJsselmeer.