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ordered the construction of a defensive wall around the city, which was important because it lay near the border with
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Ph. J. van Dael, 'Over het Rhenense stadsrecht en het Rhenense (burger)zegel', in Oud Rhenen, 2002 no. 2, p. 5-38.
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Many or all of the Dutch soldiers who were killed by the Germans near Rhenen lie buried at the
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Part of the center of Rhenen, which was located near the defensive Grebbelinie (
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of Rhenen in for the council term of 2022-2026 consists of:
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Houses in Rhenen with characteristic wooden ornaments
1119:, a Dutch singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist 398:Directly to the east of the built-up area lies the 313: 303: 291: 270: 253: 243: 235: 227: 222: 214: 206: 198: 190: 185: 167: 157: 152: 140: 128: 21: 637:of Rhenen consists of 19 members sinds March 2022 391:(Utrechtse Heuvelrug), where this meets the river 371:. The municipality also includes the villages of 1350:[Population growth; regions per month]. 449:palace was constructed at Rhenen for the ousted 1294:[Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. 1090:(born 1988), a Dutch professional tennis player 1438:"Burgemeester Hans van der Pas verlaat Rhenen" 1665: 1501: 419:probably between 1256 and 1258. In 1346, the 16:City and Municipality in Utrecht, Netherlands 8: 1019:) left his position as mayor March 7, 2024 1672: 1658: 1650: 1508: 1494: 1486: 1068:(1836–1927), founded the tobacco producer 335:Dutch Topographic map of Rhenen, June 2015 18: 1348:"Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" 1143:War monument: Militair Ereveld Grebbeberg 1125:(born 1980), a Dutch Member of Parliament 1270:"Wat is en doet het college van B en W?" 1115:Lisa van Viegen (born 1978), stage name 1026: 639: 490: 330: 1261: 1133: 312: 290: 252: 242: 221: 213: 184: 151: 127: 92: 80: 52: 40: 1889:Populated places in Utrecht (province) 1251:Rhenen, Frederik van de Paltshof Poort 346: 302: 269: 234: 226: 205: 202:42.08 km (16.25 sq mi) 197: 194:43.76 km (16.90 sq mi) 189: 166: 156: 139: 7: 1884:Municipalities of Utrecht (province) 1523: 1292:"Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" 495:A white lion at Ouwehands Dierenpark 479:In 2008 Rhenen celebrated its 750th 1191:View of Rhenen, Jan Van Goyen, 1656 982:), Alderman for the physical domain 210:1.68 km (0.65 sq mi) 1049:(born 1985), a Dutch racing driver 14: 1436:Utrecht, provincie (2023-12-22). 1826: 1595: 1573: 1565: 1548: 1463: 1412:"Website van de gemeente Rhenen" 1382:Monumenten in Nederland: Utrecht 1244: 1232: 1220: 1208: 1196: 1184: 1172: 1160: 1148: 1136: 590:Military War Cemetery Grebbeberg 430:The town is also famous for the 82: 67: 57: 42: 1328:(in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis 1326:Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland 635:Municipal council (Netherlands) 541:Building 'De Brakke' from 1787. 1384:. Zwolle: Waanders Uitgevers. 538:, built between 1958 and 1959. 521:, built between 1492 and 1531. 1: 1596: 1549: 1203:Pandasia Ouwehands Dierenpark 592:, a military cemetery on the 453:. It was demolished in 1812. 1574: 1566: 966:Corry van Rhee-Oud Ammerveld 1272:(in Dutch). Gemeente Rhenen 613:Politics and administration 445:Between 1630 and 1631, the 48:The Cunera Church in Rhenen 1905: 544:Ruins of the 14th century 1879:Cities in the Netherlands 1835: 1824: 1688: 1521: 1516:Places adjacent to Rhenen 1322:"Postcodetool for 3911MG" 1155:Windmill: the Binnenmolen 1031:Giedo van der Garde, 2013 972:), Acting mayor of Rhenen 239:480/km (1,200/sq mi) 228: • Municipality 191: • Municipality 93: 81: 53: 41: 28: 1442:www.provincie-utrecht.nl 1083:Sheffield Wednesday F.C. 641:Municipal Council seats 529:Gedachteniskerk (Rhenen) 218:43 m (141 ft) 1418:(in Dutch). 2024-02-26 1032: 607:Rhenen railway station 496: 336: 1472:at Wikimedia Commons 1096:(1633–1696), a Dutch 1030: 526:Roman Catholic church 494: 334: 272: • Summer ( 1111:2000 Summer Olympics 1061:2016 Summer Olympics 556:Binnenmolen (Rhenen) 501:Ouwehands Dierenpark 344:Dutch pronunciation: 236: • Density 1788:Utrechtse Heuvelrug 1560:Utrechtse Heuvelrug 1215:Straatbeeld, Rhenen 1047:Giedo van der Garde 1043:) from 1619 to 1620 959:Municipal Executive 953:Municipal Executive 642: 348:[ˈreːnə(n)] 109: /  88:Location in Utrecht 1803:Wijk bij Duurstede 1680:Municipalities of 1053:Madelein Meppelink 1033: 640: 507:, founded in 1932. 497: 389:Utrecht Hill Ridge 337: 207: • Water 1861: 1860: 1647: 1646: 1642: 1641: 1468:Media related to 1239:Rhenen, panoramio 1227:Gezicht op Rhenen 950: 949: 629:Municipal Council 421:bishop of Utrecht 329: 328: 199: • Land 162:Municipal council 158: • Body 1896: 1830: 1798:Vijfheerenlanden 1674: 1667: 1660: 1651: 1599: 1598: 1577: 1576: 1569: 1568: 1552: 1551: 1524: 1510: 1503: 1496: 1487: 1482: 1481: 1479:Official website 1467: 1453: 1452: 1450: 1449: 1433: 1427: 1426: 1424: 1423: 1408: 1402: 1399: 1393: 1374: 1368: 1367: 1365: 1363: 1358:. 1 January 2021 1344: 1338: 1337: 1335: 1333: 1318: 1312: 1311: 1309: 1307: 1288: 1282: 1281: 1279: 1277: 1266: 1248: 1236: 1224: 1212: 1200: 1188: 1179:Haven van Rhenen 1176: 1164: 1152: 1140: 1013:Hans van der Pas 643: 625: 624: 620: 582: 564: 537: 470:Erebegraafplaats 415:Rhenen received 358: 357: 356: 350: 345: 325: 322: 320: 277: 175:Hans van der Pas 124: 123: 121: 120: 119: 114: 113:51.967°N 5.567°E 110: 107: 106: 105: 102: 86: 71: 61: 46: 19: 1904: 1903: 1899: 1898: 1897: 1895: 1894: 1893: 1864: 1863: 1862: 1857: 1831: 1822: 1684: 1678: 1648: 1643: 1630: 1622: 1611: 1578: 1517: 1514: 1477: 1476: 1461: 1456: 1447: 1445: 1435: 1434: 1430: 1421: 1419: 1416:Gemeente Rhenen 1410: 1409: 1405: 1400: 1396: 1375: 1371: 1361: 1359: 1346: 1345: 1341: 1331: 1329: 1320: 1319: 1315: 1305: 1303: 1290: 1289: 1285: 1275: 1273: 1268: 1267: 1263: 1259: 1252: 1249: 1240: 1237: 1228: 1225: 1216: 1213: 1204: 1201: 1192: 1189: 1180: 1177: 1168: 1165: 1156: 1153: 1144: 1141: 1132: 1094:Jacobus Tollius 1088:Bibiane Schoofs 1025: 955: 766:Progr. 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City
Municipality
The Cunera Church in Rhenen
Flag of Rhenen
Coat of arms of Rhenen
Highlighted position of Rhenen in a municipal map of Utrecht
51°58′N 5°34′E / 51.967°N 5.567°E / 51.967; 5.567
Country
Netherlands
Province
Utrecht
Municipal council
Mayor
Hans van der Pas
PvdA
Demonym
Time zone
UTC+1
CET
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UTC+2
CEST
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Area code
www.rhenen.nl

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