Utrecht

52°06N 5°07E, pop (2000e) 244 000. Capital of Utrecht province, W Netherlands; on R Kromme Rijn and the Amsterdam–Rhine Canal, 32 km/20 mi SE of Amsterdam; NE end of the Randstad conurbation; political and cultural centre; Union of Utrecht (1579); Treaties of Utrecht (1713–14); archbishopric; railway; university (1634); steel rolling, machinery, building materials, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, fertilizers, electrical products, foodstuffs, textiles, furniture, tourism; Cathedral of St Michael (1254), Maliebaan (1636), Paushuize (1523, Pope's House), several museums and old churches; centre for trade fairs.

Utrecht refers to various cities and areas:

Utrecht (province), of the Netherlands Utrecht (city), Netherlands, and capital of the province of the same name Utrecht (agglomeration), in the Netherlands, includes the city of Utrecht Diocese of Utrecht, historic, of the Netherlands Utrecht, South Africa, South Africa, in the province of KwaZulu-Natal, formerly a 19th century Boer republic

It may also refer to:

Republic of Utrecht Treaty of Utrecht Utrecht University The art supply manufacturer and retailer FC Utrecht, a Dutch football (soccer) club. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article.