Maarssen

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Maarssen

Total population

38,560

Coordinates52.14°, 5.04°

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

Overview

Maarssen is a town in the middle of the Netherlands, in the province of Utrecht, along the river Vecht and the Amsterdam–Rhine Canal. The west of Maarssen is called Maarssen-broek, whereas the east is called Maarssen-Dorp. The two localities, along with other small nearby towns, constitute the area of Maarssen.

Geography

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

Notable people from here

Dico Koppers

Dutch footballer

Ellen van Dijk

Dutch professional road and track racing cyclist

Annemieke Kiesel

Association footballer

Annemiek van Vleuten

Dutch cyclist

Nico de Bree

Dutch football player (1944–2016)

Gerard Vianen

Dutch professional bike racer (1944–2014)

Jan Hendrik Scholten

Dutch theologian (1811-1885)

Ludger

Bishop of Münster in Westfalen

Hella Jongerius

Dutch designer (1963)

Theo de Rooij

Dutch racing cyclist

A

Anita Nederlof

Dutch actor and singer

Mike van der Kooy

Dutch footballer

Nine Kooiman

Dutch former politician

Ad Moons

Dutch sportsperson and athletics competitor (1917–2009)

J

Janneke Vos

Dutch racing cyclist

T

Ton van Schaik

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

Nearby places in Utrecht

• Oud-Zuilen
  1.4 mi away · pop. 620
• Tienhoven
  2.7 mi away · pop. 1,745
• De Meern
  4 mi away · pop. 21,316
• Nieuwersluis
  4.2 mi away · pop. 475
• Groenekan
  4.8 mi away · pop. 1,870
• Loenen aan de Vecht
  5 mi away · pop. 4,390
• Hollandsche Rading
  6.4 mi away · pop. 1,592
• Nieuwegein
  7.3 mi away · pop. 61,869
• Baambrugge
  7.8 mi away · pop. 1,370
• Lage Vuursche
  8.2 mi away · pop. 285
• Bosch en Duin
  8.6 mi away · pop. 1,635
• Huis ter Heide
  9.5 mi away · pop. 2,610

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 Maarssen

Onderzoek naar de rentabiliteit van een kanaal Woerden-Maarssen

Nederlands Economisch Instituut. Afdeling Verkeers Economisch Onderzoek. · 1964

Utrecht, stadsplattegrond, volledig straatnamenregister, informatie: Groenekan, Maarssen, Maarssenbroek, Oudzuilen : schaal 1:12.500 = Plan de ville, index ... complete list of street names, information

Suurland-Falkplan BV · 1999

Wandelen met on track

2009

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Cross Orbweaver

Araneus diadematus

Seen 2026-10-02

Grey Heron

Ardea cinerea

Seen 2026-10-02

Garden Snail

Cornu aspersum

Seen 2026-10-02

Giant Polypore

Meripilus giganteus

Seen 2026-10-01

Common Drone Fly

Eristalis tenax

Seen 2026-10-01

Corn Smut

Mycosarcoma maydis

Seen 2026-10-01

Mottled Stink Bug

Rhaphigaster nebulosa

Seen 2026-10-01

Eurasian Jay

Garrulus glandarius

Seen 2026-10-01

Spiny Shield Bug

Picromerus bidens

Seen 2026-10-01

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

Official Identifiers