Voordorp is a district

District

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 in the North East of the city of Utrecht

Utrecht (city)

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, the Netherlands

Netherlands

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. It has a population of approximately 3,000 citizens.

History

Voordorp was named after an old church village, Voordorp, which changed its name to Blaue Capel (meaning 'blue chapel') after the local church was rebuilt and decorated in blue in 1451. It was built in the 90s as part of the last big expansion of Utrecht within the original city limits.

Facilities

The 1.9 km² (0.733594101325817 sq mi) area of Voordorp contains a primary school, a snack bar

Snack bar

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, a cafe

Café

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, a skate slope, a nursery

Nursery (room)

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 and a cattle market. There are plans to move the cattle market to Leidsche Rijn in order accommodate expansion of the district. It borders highway A27 which is situated behind a noise barrier

Noise barrier

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Location

From the heart of Utrecht it's a twenty minute bike ride or a twelve minute drive to Voordorp. With the line 5 bus

Bus

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 riding through Voordorp it is possible to reach central Utrecht.
Its streets are named after freedom fighters

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Innovation

Recently, Voordorp was one of the first districts to get a fibreglass connection. This connection is used for internet, television and telephone.