Utrecht

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Utrecht

Total population

295,591

Air quality index

54Moderate

Coordinates52.09°, 5.12°

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

Overview

Utrecht is the fourth-largest city of the Netherlands, as well as the capital and the most populous city of the province of Utrecht. The municipality of Utrecht is located in the eastern part of the Randstad conurbation, in the very centre of mainland Netherlands, and includes Haarzuilens, Vleuten and De Meern. It has a population of 378,140 as of January 2026.

Geography

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

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

Michel Vorm

Dutch association football player (born 1983)

Piet Schrijvers

Dutch association football player (1946–2022)

Lieke van Lexmond

Dutch actress

Jean Leering

Dutch art historian (1934-2005)

J

Johann Friedrich Peter

American composer (1746-1813)

Steph Uiterwaal

Dutch painter and sculptor (1889-1960)

Maria van Arkel

Great-grandmother of James III of Scotland

Véronique Renard

Dutch writer

Coert van Ee

Dutch mayor (1954-2020)

Isaäc Theodorus ter Bruggen Hugenholtz

politician (1801-1871)

Pierre Abbink Spaink

Dutch composer (1931–2001)

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

R

Remco Heerkens

Dutch association football player

M

Michiel Klein Nulent

Dutch writer

C

Cor Sluijk

association football player and manager (1912-1999)

Jo Uiterwaal

Dutch sculptor (1897–1972)

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

Nearby places in Utrecht

• Groenekan
  2.6 mi away · pop. 1,870
• De Bilt
  2.8 mi away · pop. 10,795
• Oud-Zuilen
  3.4 mi away · pop. 620
• De Meern
  3.7 mi away · pop. 21,316
• Nieuwegein
  4.1 mi away · pop. 61,869
• Westbroek
  4.1 mi away · pop. 1,187
• Bilthoven
  4.4 mi away · pop. 22,440
• Houten
  4.7 mi away · pop. 46,050
• Vleuten
  4.7 mi away · pop. 25,695
• Maarssen
  4.8 mi away · pop. 38,560
• Bosch en Duin
  5.1 mi away · pop. 1,635
• Tienhoven
  5.6 mi away · pop. 1,745

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 Utrecht

Pengantar hukum Indonesia

Ernst Utrecht · 1962

Hukum pidana

Ernst Utrecht · 1960

Pengantar hukum administrasi negara Indonesia

Ernst Utrecht · 1963

De elektrische tram in en om Utrecht

Jan H. E. Reeskamp · 1970

Inventaris archieven Van Boetzelaer

Netherlands (Kingdom, 1815- ). Rijksarchief in Utrecht, Utrecht. · 1965

Inventaris van het archief van het Huis Sparrendaal te Driebergen

Netherlands (Kingdom, 1815- ). Rijksarchief in Utrecht, Utrecht. · 1964

Pengantar dalam hukum Indonesia

Ernst Utrecht · 1953

Utrecht

Andreas Lechtape · 2006

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Latticed Heath

Chiasmia clathrata

Seen 2026-06-27

Feral Pigeon

Columba livia domestica

Seen 2026-06-27

Eurasian Blackbird

Turdus merula

Seen 2026-06-27

Spotted Firebug

Corizus hyoscyami

Seen 2026-06-27

Great Crested Grebe

Podiceps cristatus

Seen 2026-06-27

Cinnabar moth

Tyria jacobaeae

Seen 2026-06-27

European Toad

Bufo bufo

Seen 2026-06-27

European Comma

Polygonia c-album

Seen 2026-06-27

Spongy Moth

Lymantria dispar

Seen 2026-06-27

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

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Utrecht, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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