De Hoef

(Utrecht)

Bridge across the Kromme Mijdrecht

De Hoef (52°12′N, 4°49′E) is a village in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is a part of the municipality of De Ronde Venen, and lies about 13 km northeast of Alphen aan den Rijn.

On January 1 2005, it had 928 inhabitants (500 male, 428 female)^[1].

Flowing through the village is a meandering river called "de Kromme Mijdrecht", the width of which varies between about 8 and 35 metres. On average, it is used by about two freight ships per day, but in summer the river is full of pleasure boats.

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^ Population figures retrieved from http://www.derondevenen.nl on October 16 2005.

Populated places in the municipality of De Ronde Venen
Villages	Amstelhoek \| De Hoef \| Mijdrecht \| Vinkeveen \| Waverveen \| Wilnis
Hamlets	Aan de Zuwe \| Achterbos \| Baambrugse Zuwe \| Demmerik \| Donkereind \| Geer \| Gemaal \| Groenlandsekade \| Kromme Mijdrecht \| Nessersluis \| Vinkekade

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