Werkhoven

Geschiedenis

Werkhoven is a town in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is a part of the municipality of Bunnik, and lies about 5 km east of Houten.In 2001, the town of Werkhoven had 1528 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 0.29 km², and contained 550 residences. The neighbourhood of Werkhoven, which covers the entire area of the former municipality, has about 2320 inhabitants.Werkhoven used to be a separate municipality. It merged with Bunnik and Odijk in 1964.Born in Werkhoven Coby van Baalen (*1957), Dutch equestrian. Andreas Everardus van Braam Houckgeest (1739–1801), Dutch merchant and diplomat. John Oostrom, (born September 2, 1930), a former business executive and Canadian parliamentarian. He was the first Dutch-born Canadian elected to the Canadian House of CommonsPictures