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{{Short description|District of Utrecht, the Netherlands}}
[[File:Map - NL - Utrecht - Wijk 02 Noordwest - Subwijk Zuilen.svg|thumb|Zuilen within the city of [[Utrecht]].]]
[[File:Zuilen vlag.svg|thumb|The flag of zuilen.]]
[[File:Zuilen wapen.svg|thumb|The crest of zuilen.]]
[[File:Zuilen1866.gif|thumb|Zuilen in 1866]]
'''Zuilen''' is a district in the Northwest section of the [[Netherlands|Dutch]] city of [[Utrecht]].
Zuilen is bordered by the train line and the river [[Vecht (Utrecht)|Vecht]], the [[Amsterdam–Rhine Canal|Amsterdam-Rhine Canal]], the street Marnixlaan, and the city borders at the north. The neighborhood Elinkwijk, located in Zuilen, contains the protected city view Beschermd Stadsgezicht Zuilen-Elinkwijk. Buildings within this area are not automatically protected monuments, but the city government will monitor and adjust zoning and planning in the area to protect the look of the area.
== History ==
Zuilen used to be a municipality in the [[Netherlands|Dutch]] [[Provinces of the Netherlands|province]] of [[Utrecht (province)|Utrecht]]. It existed until 1954, when it split in two parts. The southern part merged with [[Utrecht (city)|Utrecht]] to form the district that is now known as Zuilen.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Mathijssen|first=J. A. C.|title=Het verleden van Zuilen c.s (Het Utrechts Archief ) - Het Utrechts Archief|url=https://hetutrechtsarchief.nl/onderzoek/resultaten/archieven?mivast=39&mizig=210&miadt=39&miaet=1&micode=707&minr=2606401&miview=inv2|access-date=2021-01-27|website=hetutrechtsarchief.nl|language=nl}}</ref> [[Oud-Zuilen]] merged with [[Maarssen]], which merged with other municipalities to form [[Stichtse Vecht]] on Januari 1st 2011.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-01-01|title=Ontstaan Stichtse Vecht - Bestuur - Gemeente Stichtse Vecht|url=https://www.stichtsevecht.nl/bestuur/ontstaan-stichtse-vecht_42849/|access-date=2021-01-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180101025825/https://www.stichtsevecht.nl/bestuur/ontstaan-stichtse-vecht_42849/|archive-date=2018-01-01}}</ref>
In 1510 the [[Zuylen Castle]] was established, where [[Isabelle de Charrière]] (1740–1805) was born and lived in summer and in winter in the city of Utrecht, till she married in 1771.
Zuylen castle has been open to the public since 1952.
==References==
* J.E.A.L. Struick, Zuilen. Utrecht, Het Spectrum, 1973. 122 p.
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