Nieuwegein ( Dutch pronunciation: [ˌniu.əˈɣɛin] ) is a municipality and city in the Dutch province of Utrecht . It is bordered on the north by the city of Utrecht , the provincial capital. It is separated from Vianen to the south by the river Lek and borders on IJsselstein in the southwest and Houten in the east. Nieuwegein has 64,606 inhabitants as of 1 December 2021.
7-650: Several national sports federations are housed in Nieuwegein, including the NeVoBo (volleyball) , KNZB (swimming) , NBb (basketball) and KNCB (cricket) . There are three main secondary schools in the city, including the Anna van Rijn College , Oosterlicht College and the Cals College. Nieuwegein was founded on 1 July 1971 as a planned city , following the merger of the former municipalities of Jutphaas and Vreeswijk . The new town
14-756: A pedestrian ferry across the river Lek to Vianen. Three canals flow through Nieuwegein: the Amsterdam-Rhine Canal , the Lek River and the Merwede Canal . There are also a few sports clubs in Nieuwegein, such as: KV Koveni, SV Geinoord, VSV Vreeswijk and JSV Nieuwegein. In Nieuwegein, there is a mandi ( Mandaean temple) called Vereniging Mandi van de Mandeeërs Gemeenschap in Nederland . Nederlandse Volleybalbond The Dutch Volleyball Association or in ( Dutch : Nederlandse Volleybalbond, NeVoBo )
21-510: Is an organisation founded in 1947 to govern the practice of volleyball in the Netherlands. It organises the men 's and women 's championships, and places the men 's and women 's national team under its aegis. The NeVoBo joined the FIVB in 1947. The NeVoBo included Steven van de Velde , a convicted child rapist, in their team for the 2024 Paris Olympics. This table shows the evolution of
28-583: The Nieuwegein population attends religious service regularly. As of 2017, Nieuwegein has a poverty rate of 4.7% compared to the 5.7% national average. Nieuwegein is surrounded by three motorways (Dutch: autosnelweg ), the A2 to the west, the A12 to the north and the A27 to the east. Nieuwegein is connected to Utrecht and IJsselstein by the Sneltram ( light rail ) line. There is
35-412: The boards of Vreeswijk and Jutphaas had debated for some time about the name of the new municipality, they decided to name it after this old settlement - Nieuwegein meaning 'New Gein'. As of 2016, 50.7% of the population consider themselves religious. The largest denomination are Catholics , which are 27.5% of the population, followed by various Protestant denominations (23.8%), and Islam (5.3%). 14.3% of
42-511: The number of members and associations through the years: The NeVoBo is traditionally divided into several regions. There are currently four regions, however in the past there were more than ten. The current regions are: In 2024, the Dutch Volleyball Federation nominated beach volleyball player Steven van de Velde for its 2024 Olympics team , setting aside the fact that he is a convicted child rapist and has been placed on
49-558: Was built for the expanding population of the city of Utrecht, and grew rapidly during the decades following its foundation. In the area between Jutphaas and Vreeswijk there used to be a settlement called Geyne (Gein). This settlement received city rights in 1295 but was destroyed in 1333, in a war between the Bishop of Utrecht and the Count of Holland. Today only Oudegein House remains from that time. After
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