Utrecht

Summary

Utrecht is a municipality of the Netherlands^[1]. Utrecht ranks in the top 0.49% of municipality_of_the_netherlands entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,112 views/month, #2 of 404).^[2]

Key Facts

• Utrecht was a member of Creative Cities Network^[3].
• Utrecht is located in Utrecht^[4].
• Utrecht is in the country of Netherlands^[5].
• Utrecht is on the body of water Merwede canal^[6].
• Utrecht is on the body of water Leidse Rijn^[7].
• Utrecht is on the body of water Drift^[8].
• Utrecht is on the body of water Oudegracht^[9].
• Utrecht is on the body of water Minstroom^[10].
• Utrecht is on the body of water Vecht^[11].
• Utrecht's head of government is recorded as Sharon Dijksma^[12].
• Utrecht's instance of is recorded as municipality of the Netherlands^[13].
• Utrecht's instance of is recorded as cycling city^[14].
• Utrecht's shares border with is recorded as Woerden^[15].
• Utrecht's shares border with is recorded as Stichtse Vecht^[16].
• Utrecht's shares border with is recorded as De Bilt^[17].
• Utrecht's shares border with is recorded as Zeist^[18].
• Utrecht's shares border with is recorded as Bunnik^[19].
• Utrecht's shares border with is recorded as Houten^[20].
• Utrecht's shares border with is recorded as Nieuwegein^[21].
• Utrecht's shares border with is recorded as IJsselstein^[22].
• Utrecht's shares border with is recorded as Montfoort^[23].
• Utrecht's flag is recorded as flag of Utrecht^[24].
• Utrecht's twinned administrative body is recorded as Brno^[25].
• Utrecht's twinned administrative body is recorded as Kinshasa^[26].
• Utrecht's twinned administrative body is recorded as Juanjuí^[27].

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Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Utrecht include Utrecht^[28], a province of the Netherlands^[29], in Netherlands^[30]; New Utrecht^[31], a neighborhood^[32], in United States^[33], founded in 1652^[34]; and 12695 Utrecht^[35], an asteroid^[36].

Why It Matters

Utrecht ranks in the top 0.49% of municipality_of_the_netherlands entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,112 views/month, #2 of 404).^[2] Utrecht has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[37] Utrecht is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[38]

Entities named for Utrecht include Utrecht^[28], a province of the Netherlands^[29], in Netherlands^[30]; New Utrecht^[31], a neighborhood^[32], in United States^[33], founded in 1652^[34]; and 12695 Utrecht^[35], an asteroid^[36].