Austerlitz, Netherlands

Village in Utrecht, Netherlands

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52°4′43″N 5°19′0″E / 52.07861°N 5.31667°E / 52.07861; 5.31667CountryNetherlandsProvinceUtrechtMunicipalityZeistEstablished1806Area

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• Total4.34 km² (1.68 sq mi)Elevation

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13 m (43 ft)Population

(2021)^[1]

• Total1,705 • Density390/km² (1,000/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

3711^[1]

Dialing code0343

Austerlitz (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈʌu̯stərlɪts]) is a village in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is a part of the municipality of Zeist, and lies about 6 km east of Zeist.

History

In 1804, an army camp was established at the site, called French camp.^[3] The town was founded on 17 August 1806 on the location of the camp. It was given its name by King Louis Napoleon of Holland in honour of the victory of his brother, emperor Napoleon in the Battle of Austerlitz. In 1840, it was home to 233 people.^[4]

Close to the town, there is an artificial hill called the Pyramid of Austerlitz (52°05′25″N 5°20′34″E / 52.0904°N 5.3428°E / 52.0904; 5.3428), actually part of the municipality Woudenberg.^[5] It used to have a wooden obelisk, but was removed in 1808 due to instability. In 1894, a stone obelisk was added to the top.^[3]

Gallery

Bandstand in Austerlitz
Church in Austerlitz
House in Austerlitz
Village pump

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 26 March 2022. two entries
^ "Postcodetool for 3711AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
^ ^a ^b Ronald Stenvert & Chris Kolman (1996). "Austerlitz" (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 9757 7. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
^ "Austerlitz". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 26 March 2022.
^ "De Pyramide van Austerlitz". Historien (in Dutch). Retrieved 26 March 2022.