De Bilt

De Bilt
Vollenhoven, De Bilt
Vollenhoven, De Bilt
Flag of De Bilt
Coat of arms of De Bilt
Highlighted position of De Bilt in a municipal map of Utrecht
Location in Utrecht
Coordinates: 52°7′N 5°12′E / 52.117°N 5.200°E / 52.117; 5.200
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceUtrecht
Government
 • BodyMunicipal council
 • MayorSjoerd Potters (VVD)
Area
 • Total
67.13 km2 (25.92 sq mi)
 • Land66.12 km2 (25.53 sq mi)
 • Water1.01 km2 (0.39 sq mi)
Elevation4 m (13 ft)
Population
 (January 2021)[4]
 • Total
43,384
 • Density656/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
DemonymBiltenaar(s)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode
3615, 3720–3732, 3737–3739
Area code030, 0346
Websitewww.debilt.nl

De Bilt (Dutch pronunciation: [də ˈbɪlt] ) is a municipality and town in the province of Utrecht, Netherlands. It had a population of 43,384 in 2021. De Bilt houses the headquarters of the Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (KNMI).

It is the ancestral home and namesake for the prominent Vanderbilt family of the United States.

  1. ^ "Burgemeester S.C.C.M. Potters" (in Dutch). Gemeente De Bilt. Archived from the original on 24 December 2018. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
  2. ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Postcodetool for 3721AB". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
  4. ^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.

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