Houten
Houten ( listen? / I ) is a municipality in the Dutch province of Utrecht.
Places
- Houten, the municipal offices
- Tull en ' t Waal south of Houten ( about 700 inhabitants)
- Schalkwijk east of Tull en ' t Waal on the railroad ( about 2000 inhabitants)
- 't Goy east of Schalkwijk ( about 600 inhabitants)
Position, traffic and business
Houten is located on the railway line Utrecht - Boxtel. In Houten, there was the shortest with 1.9 km tram line in Europe. She joined from 2001 to 2008 the station with the station Houten Houten Castellum. On it acquired from the Hanover Stadtbahn light rail type TW 6000 were two -hand use.
On August 24, 2007, the Houtener station building, which was a repair of the railway line in the way, lifted onto a rack, moved a few hundred meters and then placed on a new foundation.
When removing the congregation shall be taken to ensure that cyclists are preferred over motorists. Houten is to get star-shaped bike trails with priority entitlement. The cyclist can reach as their Wijken ( districts ) from the center of the community quickly. As a result, the largest share of trips is covered by bike in Houten. For motorists, there is a " trail ". From each of Wijk has only this trail are driven to reach the center and the other Wijken. The streets that branch off from the trail are called Inprikker ( gouging ).
As in the more Western Nieuwegein, live in Houten many commuters who work in Utrecht. In Houten, there are several business parks.
History
The point at which is now Houten was already inhabited in Roman times. Later, there were Franconian peasants.
In the 12th century began the construction of the later Reformed Church. The construction of the towers took place starting in 1535. During the Middle Ages, the development of the village focused around the church. At some distance from the Reformed Church in the years 1884-1885, designed by architect Alfred Tepel neo-Gothic Catholic church Onze Lieve Vrouwe th Hemelopneming ( Assumption) was born. The name is derived from the word Haltna Houten, means the place of residence in the bush or forest.
The Heemstede castle was built around 1645. In 1987 it was badly damaged by fire. Around 1997 it was restored.
Houten in 1979 reported as growth center because of its location near the city of Utrecht and its rail link to 's- Hertogenbosch. The area around the train station Houten is the new center of the community, while the "old village" now is a bit remote.
In the 1990s, a plan was presented, after Houten is very growing. Ten new housing developments ( larger needles Wijken ), including the " Castellum " in the south, should occur in the near future. The municipality has 48,416 inhabitants ( 1 January 2013).
Pictures
Houten, The steeple of the church reformische