De Bilt

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De Bilt

Total population

10,795

Air quality index

21Good

WeatherAvg high 58.4°F

Coordinates52.11°, 5.18°

Demographic figures from CBS Netherlands. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

De Bilt is a municipality and town in the province of Utrecht, Netherlands. It had a population of 43,384 in 2021. De Bilt houses the headquarters of the Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (KNMI).

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Katja Schuurman

Dutch actress, singer and presenter (born 1975)

Piet Schrijvers

Dutch association football player (1946–2022)

Jaap Stockmann

Dutch field hockey player

Jasper Bolland

Dutch footballer

Véronique Renard

Dutch writer

Coert van Ee

Dutch mayor (1954-2020)

R

Ronald Gerritse

Dutch civil servant, who served as the chair of the Authority for the Financial Markets and as Treasurer-General at the Ministry of Finance

C

Carel Knoppers

Dutch politician (1930-2021)

Taeke Friso de Jong

Dutch sculptor

Annette Barlo

Dutch actress

M

Michiel Klein Nulent

Dutch writer

C

Cor Sluijk

association football player and manager (1912-1999)

J

Jan van Walsem

Dutch politician

Lex de Regt

Dutch actor and theatre director (1947-1991)

C

Chris de Beet

Dutch anthropologist (1944-2011)

H

Hylke Boerstra

Dutch speed skater

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Utrecht

• Groenekan
  1.5 mi away · pop. 1,870
• Bosch en Duin
  2.5 mi away · pop. 1,635
• Huis ter Heide
  3.4 mi away · pop. 2,610
• Den Dolder
  3.4 mi away · pop. 4,395
• Soesterberg
  4.5 mi away · pop. 6,470
• Hollandsche Rading
  4.7 mi away · pop. 1,592
• Oud-Zuilen
  4.8 mi away · pop. 620
• Lage Vuursche
  5.2 mi away · pop. 285
• Houten
  5.7 mi away · pop. 46,050
• Tienhoven
  5.8 mi away · pop. 1,745
• Austerlitz
  6.2 mi away · pop. 1,475
• Maarssen
  6.2 mi away · pop. 38,560

Browse all places in Utrecht →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about De Bilt

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Seven-spotted Lady Beetle

Coccinella septempunctata

Seen 2026-10-02

Forest Cockroach

Ectobius sylvestris

Seen 2026-10-02

Cross Orbweaver

Araneus diadematus

Seen 2026-10-02

Pine Ladybird

Exochomus quadripustulatus

Seen 2026-10-02

Grey Heron

Ardea cinerea

Seen 2026-10-02

Garden Snail

Cornu aspersum

Seen 2026-10-02

The Chestnut

Conistra vaccinii

Seen 2026-10-01

Giant Polypore

Meripilus giganteus

Seen 2026-10-01

Common Drone Fly

Eristalis tenax

Seen 2026-10-01

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Official Identifiers