Veldhuizen

Vleuten-De Meern is a former municipality in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It was created in a merger of Haarzuilens, Veldhuizen, Vleuten and a part of Oudenrijn in 1954, and existed until 2001, when it was merged with Utrecht to become a city part of it.

De Meern (Dutch pronunciation: [də ˈmeːr(ə)n]) is an urbanized village in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is a part of the municipality of Utrecht, and is located at 6 km west of the inner city of this town. Before 2001 the villages De Meern, Vleuten and Haarzuilens formed a municipality called Vleuten-De Meern. On 1 January 2001, it was incorporated in the municipality of Utrecht. Since 1999 the number of inhabitants of De Meern has increased from about 11,000 to almost 22,000 in 2020.

Vleuten is a railway station located in Vleuten, Utrecht, Netherlands. The station was opened in 1881, and is located on the Utrecht–Rotterdam railway. The train services are operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen.

Vleuten is a former village in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is a neighbourhood of the city of Utrecht, and lies about 6 km west of it. Vleuten has a railway station on the line between Utrecht and Woerden. In 2001, Vleuten had 7434 inhabitants. The built-up area was 1.4 km2, and contained 2979 residences. The statistical area "Vleuten" has a population of around 7090.

The Hamtoren is the remains of Den Ham castle in Vleuten in Utrecht. The tower is located north of the Utrecht - Rotterdam railway line on an old road to Harmelen.

Achthoven is a hamlet in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is a part of the municipality of Montfoort, and lies about 6 km northwest of IJsselstein. Between 1818 and 1857, Achthoven was a separate municipality; it merged with Linschoten in 1857.Achthoven is sometimes divided into two hamlets: Achthoven-West and Achthoven-Oost.It was first mentioned in 1306 as "van dien achtehoeven", and means "eight parcels of land". Achthoven is not a statistical entity, and the postal authorities have placed it under Montfoort. It has place name sign, however they read Montfoort. In 1840, it was home to 105 people. Nowadays, it consists of about 60 houses.

Harmelerwaard is a hamlet in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is a part of the municipality of Woerden, and lies about 9 km west of Utrecht. The hamlet was first mentioned between 1280 and 1287 as Hermaelrewart, and means "land near water belonging to Harmelen". It is not a statistical entity, and the postal authorities have placed it under Harmelen. It has no place name signs. In 1840, Harmelerwaard was home to 40 people. Nowadays, it consists of about 80 houses.

Themaat is a hamlet in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is a part of the municipality of Utrecht, and lies about 7 km west of Utrecht.The hamlet has about 100 inhabitants.

Het Zand (Dutch pronunciation: [ət ˈsɑnt]) is a hamlet in the Dutch province of Utrecht, in the municipality of Utrecht.

Utrecht Terwijde is a railway station on the Utrecht–Rotterdam railway. It is located between Vleuten and Utrecht Leidsche Rijn stations. The Terwijde neighbourhood is part of the Leidsche Rijn area under construction, west of Utrecht. Because of the large number of Commuters in this area, a temporary railway station was built in 2003. And in 2005 construction started next to this station for the actual station, which opened on 5 November 2007. Utrecht Terwijde railway station is part of a large project of expanding the two track line to four tracks on this stretch of the railway, which was completed in 2011.

Reijerscop is a hamlet in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is a part of the municipality of Woerden, and lies about 12 km west of Utrecht. The hamlet was first mentioned in 1217 as Reynerscoep, and means "concession of Reyner (person)". Reijerscop has unofficial place name signs. In 1840, it was home to 31 people.

Leidsche Rijn is a neighbourhood in the west of Utrecht in the central Netherlands. It consists of two parts, Leidsche Rijn and Vleuten-De Meern. By 2007 the neighbourhoods of Veldhuizen, Parkwijk, Langerak and large parts of Terwijde were inhabited. During construction several archeological remains were discovered. In 1997 and in 2003 Roman ships were discovered in the neighbourhood of De Balije. In 2002 and 2003 Roman watchtowers were discovered in the neighbourhoods of Vleuterweide and Het Zand. The centre of this new neighbourhood will be situated above the Rijksweg A2 and will possibly include a few high-rise structures. There are about 35,000 people living in Leidsche Rijn as of the end of 2015 (estimate based on 80,000 inhabitants in 2025). In 2015 Castellum Hoge Woerd opened its doors. On the spot where Romans guarded the river from a fort, now a modern interpretation of the fort with ramparts of six metres high has been built: Castellum Hoge Woerd. Behind the high walls are an archaeological museum, stables and an educational centre for nature and environmental education, a theater and a cafe-restaurant. On May 18 2018, Leidsche Rijn Centrum opened its doors as a local shopping center for the population of Leidsche Rijn. It also has the biggest supermarket of the province Utrecht called Jumbo Foodmarkt Leidsche Rijn.