Loenen
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Loenen (Template:IPA) is a former municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of Utrecht. It was in the Vechtstreek area. On January 1, 2011, Loenen merged with Breukelen and Maarssen to form Stichtse Vecht.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Population centres
The former municipality of Loenen consisted of the following cities, towns, villages and districts:
History
The earliest traceable mention of the game of golf refers to a game played in Loenen aan de Vecht. In his book Early Golf, Template:Ill describes how the game of "Colf" or "Kolf" was played in 1297 near the castle of Kronenburg. The players had to hit the castle door in as few strikes as possible from the Court House by hitting a ball with a stick.
References
External links
- Template:Official website (Dead link)
- A map of the former municipality (Dead link)