Hagestein
 flag |
 coat of arms |
| province |
-Flag.svg){kind=small} Utrecht
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| local community | Vijfheerenlanden |
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Area - land - water |
10.56 km 2 9.21 km 2 1.35 km 2 |
| Residents | 1,835 (Jan 1, 2018) |
| Coordinates | 51 ° 59 ′ N , 5 ° 7 ′ E |
| Important traffic route |
   
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| prefix | 0347 |
| Postcodes | 3989, 4124-4125, 4131 |
Hagestein is a town in the Dutch municipality of Vijfheerenlanden in the province of Utrecht , part of the scenic area " Vijfheerenlanden " and is located on the south bank of the Lek . Until 1986 the city was an independent municipality and until 2002 it was subordinate to the province of South Holland with the remaining part of the municipality of Vianen . Hagestein has been part of the Vijfheerenlanden municipality since January 1, 2019.
history
Hagestein was already part of Utrecht before 1820. Before the Hagesteins Castle was built, the settlement was called Gasperde (n) .
In 1251, squire Gijsbert van Gevengoye made Hagestein Castle available to Otto II von Geldern , who returned the castle to him as a fief. In the 14th century Hagestein Jan V. von Arkel granted the Gasperden settlement city rights. 1405 conquered Count Wilhelm VI. of Holland destroyed the city, and also the castle. As a result, the city rights were lost.
Friedrich III. , Bishop of Utrecht Monastery , had helped conquer Hagestein. The place is subordinated to the cathedral chapter of the monastery . The chapters had a new castle built in 1583, which was torn down in 1855.
Hagestein is best known for the weir in the Lek.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2018 . In: StatLine . Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek , October 26, 2018, accessed on January 1, 2019 (Dutch)