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Country NETHERLANDS (<)NETHERLANDS UTRECHT (regional info) > Tourism & Travel Guide: Utrecht Apollo Hotel Utrecht City Centre Utrecht Bastion Utrecht Carlton President Utrecht GRAND HOTEL KAREL V UTRECHT Hotel Mitland Utrecht Ibis Utrecht Park Plaza Utrecht Sandton Malie Hotel Utrecht Dutch province of Utrecht. It is located in the North-Eastern end of the Randstad, and is the fourth largest city of the Netherlands, with a population of 288,535. The smaller Utrecht agglomeration is home to some 420,000 registered inhabitants, while the larger region contains up to 820,000 inhabitants. Utrecht's ancient city-centre features many buildings and structures from its earliest origins onwards. It has been the religious centre of the Netherlands since the eighth century CE. Currently it is the see of the Archbishop of Utrecht, the most important Dutch Roman Catholic leader. Utrecht is also the see of an archbishop of the Old Catholic church, and the location of the offices of the main protestant church. Utrecht is host to Utrecht University, the largest university of the Netherlands, as well as several other institutes for higher education. Due to its central position within the country it is an important transportation hub (rail and road) in the Netherlands. It has the second highest number of cultural events in the Netherlands, after Amsterdam. read full wikipedia reference about Utrecht, Netherlands OTHER POPULAR DESTINATIONS IN THE NETHERLANDSAll available cities in the Netherlands Amsterdam Arnhem Eindhoven Enschede Groningen Maastricht Rotterdam The Hague Utrecht |
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