Bosch en Duin

Village in Utrecht, Netherlands

52°6′57″N 5°14′22″E / 52.11583°N 5.23944°E / 52.11583; 5.23944CountryNetherlandsProvinceUtrechtMunicipalityZeistArea

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• Total4.58 km² (1.77 sq mi)Elevation

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7 m (23 ft)Population

(2021)^[1]

• Total1,720 • Density380/km² (970/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

3735^[1]

Dialing code030

Bosch en Duin is a village in Zeist municipality, in the Dutch province of Utrecht. The village is situated to the north of the town of Zeist, and borders Huis ter Heide to the east and Den Dolder to the north. The village is entirely made up of estates surrounded by forest.

With 70%, Bosch en Duin has the highest percentage of houses worth more than 1 million euros of any town in the Netherlands, and also the highest average house price of all towns in the country.^[3]

The estate De Horst in Bosch en Duin, designed by architect Karel de Bazel, is now a protected landmark. Dutch journalist Willem Oltmans grew up here.^{[citation needed]}

Gallery

Village in Bosch en Duin
House with art
Former train stop

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
^ "Postcodetool for 3735KA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
^ Dit is het villadorp met het hoogste aandeel huizen van meer dan 1 miljoen euro