Utrecht Centrum Walking tour in a rainy winter day. #utrecht #netherlands
Utrecht is the fourth-largest city and a municipality of the Netherlands
It is located in the very centre of mainland Netherlands; it had a population of 357,179 as of 2019
Utrecht’s ancient city centre features many buildings and structures,
several dating as far back as the High Middle Ages.
It has been the religious centre of the Netherlands since the 8th century.
Utrecht was the most important city in the Netherlands until the Dutch Golden Age,
when it was surpassed by Amsterdam as the country’s cultural centre and most populous city.
Utrecht is host to Utrecht University, the largest university in the Netherlands,
as well as several other institutions of higher education.
Due to its central position within the country, it is an important transport hub for both rail and road transport;
the busiest train station in the Netherlands, Utrecht Centraal, is in the city of Utrecht.
It has the second highest number of cultural events in the Netherlands, after Amsterdam.
Although there is some evidence of earlier inhabitation in the region of Utrecht,
dating back to the Stone Age and settling in the Bronze Age 1800–800 BCE
About 69% of the population is of Dutch ancestry.
Approximately 10% of the population consists of immigrants from Western countries,
while 21% of the population is of non-Western origin (9% Moroccan, 5% Turkish, 3% Surinamese and Dutch Caribbean and 5% of other countries)
Utrecht’s cityscape is dominated by the Dom Tower,
the tallest belfry in the Netherlands and originally part of the Cathedral of Saint Martin
Another landmark is the old centre and the canal structure in the inner city.
The Oudegracht is a curved canal, partly following the ancient main branch of the Rhine.
It is lined with the unique wharf-basement structures that create a two-level street along the canals.
Like most Dutch cities, Utrecht has an extensive network of cycle paths, making cycling safe and popular.
33% of journeys within the city are by bicycle, more than any other mode of transport.
Bicycles are used by young and old people, and by individuals and families.
In 2014, the City Council decided to build the world’s largest bicycle parking station, near the Central Railway Station.
This 3-floor construction will cost an estimated 48 million Euro and will hold 12,500 bicycles.
The bicycle parking station was opened on August 19, 2019.
Utrecht University (1636), the largest university of the Netherlands with more than 30,000 students
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