Woerden (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈʋuːrdə(n)] ) is a city and a municipality in central Netherlands. Due to its central location between Amsterdam, Rotterdam...
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The Battle of Woerden, also known as the Battle of Kruipin, took place on the night of 11 October to 12 October 1672 during the Franco-Dutch War. The...
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Woerden is a cyclo-cross race that has been organized annually since 2000 in Woerden, the Netherlands as a category C2 UCI event. "Nacht van Woerden"...
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municipality of Woerden, and lies about 3 km west of Woerden. Rietveld was a separate municipality between 1817 and 1964, when it became part of Woerden. During...
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Henk van Woerden (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɦɛŋk fɑɱ ˈʋuːrdə(n)]; 6 December 1947 – 16 November 2005) was a Dutch painter and writer with close ties to South...
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Jacob van den Eynde (early 16th century – 1629) was a Dutch governor of Woerden. He was the son of Grand Pensionary Jacob van den Eynde, and father of...
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Herman VI van Woerden (c. 1240 – after 1303) was a lord of Woerden. He was the son of Herman V van Woerden and Badeloch Clemeta van Amstel, daughter of...
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Woerden railway station (Dutch: Station Woerden) is the railway station of Woerden, Netherlands. The railway station was opened on 21 May 1855 on the Utrecht–Rotterdam...
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Dutch cheese markets (section Woerden)
There are currently five cheese markets operating in the Netherlands – Woerden, Alkmaar, Gouda, Edam, and Hoorn. Each of these was once a merchant cheese...
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inhabitants. The larger region, including slightly more remote cities such as Woerden and Amersfoort, counts up to 820,000 inhabitants. Utrecht's cityscape is...
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