Oud-Wulven
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Coordinates: 52°02′40″N 5°09′18″E / 52.04444°N 5.15500°ECoordinates: 52°02′40″N 5°09′18″E / 52.04444°N 5.15500°E | |
Country | Netherlands |
Province | Utrecht |
Municipality | Houten |
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Oud-Wulven (52°03′N 5°09′E / 52.050°N 5.150°E) is a hamlet in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is located just north of the village of Houten, and is part of that municipality.
Oud-Wulven was originally a heerlijkheid (fiefdom). In 1545 it was combined with the neighbouring heerlijkheid Waaijen. "Oud-Wulven en Waaijen" remained a separate entity until 1811, when it merged into Houten. This didn't last long: in 1818 they were combined with the heerlijkheden Wulven, Heemstede, Grote Koppel, Kleine Koppel, Maarschalkerweerd, and Slagmaat to a single municipality called "Oud-Wulven.[1]
The municipality Oud-Wulven had an area of about 10.7 km2, and more than 250 inhabitants in the middle of the 19th century.[1] The municipality was merged back with Houten on September 8, 1857.[2]
Nowadays, the hamlet of Oud-Wulven has approximately 170 inhabitants.[3]
References
- 1 2 Abraham Jacob van der Aa, "Aardrijkskundig woordenboek der Nederlanden", vol. 12 (W-IJ), 1849.
- ↑ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2006.
- ↑ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Kerncijfers postcodegebieden 2004 : postcode 3991EA through EC, and 3992LT.