Houten

Houten
Municipality
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Houten
Coordinates: 52°02′03.7″N 5°10′00.2″E
Country	Netherlands
Province	Utrecht
Government
• Mayor	Gilbert Isabella
Area
• Total	54.94 km2 (21.21 sq mi)
Population  (January 1, 2001)
• Total	35,976
• Density	654.8/km2 (1,696/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
Postal code	3990–3999
Area code	030
CIN	0321
Website	Official website

Houten is a municipality in Utrecht province in the Netherlands. The population of the town in 2007 was about 45,000.

Houten lies on the railway line from Utrecht to Tiel and 's Hertogenbosch. In 2004, the railway line needed fixing, but the old station building was in the way. What was done is pretty unique: the old station building was lifted off its foundations, and moved a few hundred metres to new foundations.

Many people living in Houten have jobs in Utrecht. According to plans of the government, the city should grow to about 50.000 people by 2010.

People have lived in the area since Roman times.

Other websites

• Official website (in Dutch)