Loenen

For other uses, see Loenen (disambiguation).

Former municipality in Utrecht, Netherlands

Loenen
Former municipality
Loenen aan de Vecht Loenen aan de Vecht
Flag of Loenen Flag Coat of arms of Loenen Coat of arms
Location of Loenen
Coordinates: 52°13′N 5°1′E / 52.217°N 5.017°E / 52.217; 5.017
Country	Netherlands
Province	Utrecht
Municipality	Stichtse Vecht
Area (2006)
• Total	27.32 km² (10.55 sq mi)
• Land	25.00 km² (9.65 sq mi)
• Water	2.32 km² (0.90 sq mi)
Population (1 January 2007)
• Total	8,222
• Density	329/km² (850/sq mi)
	Source: CBS, Statline.
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Website	www.loenen.nl

Loenen (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈlunə(n)] ⁱ) is a former municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of Utrecht. It was in the Vechtstreek area. On January 1, 2011, Loenen merged with Breukelen and Maarssen to form Stichtse Vecht.^[1]

Population centres

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The former municipality of Loenen consisted of the following cities, towns, villages and districts:

History

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The earliest traceable mention of the game of golf refers to a game played in Loenen aan de Vecht. In his book Early Golf, Steven van Hengel [nl] describes how the game of "Colf" or "Kolf" was played in 1297 near the castle of Kronenburg. The players had to hit the castle door in as few strikes as possible from the Court House by hitting a ball with a stick.