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Amersfoort, Utrecht, Netherlandsi
Regional Level Types
AmersfoortMunicipality
UtrechtProvince
NetherlandsCountry

Coat of Arms of AmersfoortFlag of Amersfoort
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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Amersfoort139,914 (2017)
Hoogland10,587 (2017)
Randenbroek7,131 (2009)
Langenoord1,695 (2017)
Zeldert365 (2017)
Calveen130 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
339383
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:339383:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Amersfoort, Utrecht, Pays-Bas
German:
Amersfoort, Utrecht, Niederlande
Italian:
Amersfoort, Utrecht, Paesi Bassi
Russian:
Амерсфорт, Утрехт, Нидерланды
Simplified Chinese:
阿默斯福特, 乌得勒支省, 荷兰
Spanish:
Amersfoort, Utrecht, Países Bajos
Afrikaans:
Amersfoort, Utrecht, Nederland
Albanian:
Amersfoort, Utrecht, Holanda
Arabic:
آمرسفورت, مقاطعة أوترخت, هولندا
Armenian:
Ամերսֆորտ, Ուտրեխտ , Նիդերլանդներ
Asturian:
Amersfoort, Utrecht, Países Baxos
Basque:
Amersfoort, Utrecht probintzia, Herbehereak
Belarusian:
Амерсфарт, Утрэхт , Нідэрланды
Belarusian (Tarashkevitsa):
Амэрсфоорт, Утрэхт, Нідэрлянды
Bengali:
এমার্চফুর্ট, উট্রেখট, নেদারল্যান্ডস
Breton:
Amersfoort, Proviñs Utrecht, Izelvroioù
Bulgarian:
Амерсфорт, Утрехт, Нидерландия
Catalan:
Amersfoort, província d'Utrecht, Països Baixos
Cebuano:
Gemeente Amersfoort, Provincie Utrecht, Olanda
Czech:
Amersfoort, Utrecht, Nizozemsko
Danish:
Amersfoort, Utrecht, Holland
Dutch:
Amersfoort, Utrecht, Nederland
Dutch Low Saxon:
Amesfoort, Utrecht, Nederlaand
Esperanto:
Amersforto, Utreĥto, Nederlando
Estonian:
Amersfoort, Utrechti provints, Holland
Farsi/Persian:
آمرسفورت, استان اوترخت, هلند
Finnish:
Amersfoort, Utrecht, Alankomaat
Galician:
Amersfoort, Provincia de Utrecht, Países Baixos
Georgian:
ამერსფორტი, უტრეხტის პროვინცია, ნიდერლანდები
Greek:
Αμερσφόρτ, Ουτρέχτη, Ολλανδία
Gujarati:
અમેર્સફૂર્ટ, ઉટ્રેક્ટ, નેધરલેંડ
Hebrew:
אמרספורט, אוטרכט, הולנד
Hindi:
अमरस्फूर्त, यूट्रेक्ट , नीदरलैण्ड
Hungarian:
Amersfoort, Utrecht, Hollandia
Icelandic:
Amersfoort, Utrecht, Holland
Ido:
Amersfoort, Nederlando
Indonesian:
Amersfoort, Utrecht, Belanda
Japanese:
アメルスフォールト, ユトレヒト州, オランダ
Javanese:
Amersfoort, Provinsi Utrecht, Walanda
Kannada:
ಅಮರ್ಸ್ಫೂರ್ಟ್, ಉಟ್ರೆಕ್ಟ್, ನೆದರ್‍ಲ್ಯಾಂಡ್ಸ್
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Амерсфорт, Нидерланд
Korean:
아메르스포르트, 위트레흐트주, 네덜란드
Latvian:
Amersforta, Utrehta, Nīderlande
Limburgian:
Amersfoort, Utrei, Nederland
Lithuanian:
Amersfortas, Utrechto provincija, Nyderlandai
Luxembourgish:
Amersfoort, Provënz Utrecht, Holland
Macedonian:
Амерсфорт, Утрехт, Холандија
Malay:
Amersfoort, Utrecht, Belanda
Marathi:
अम्रेसफुर्ट, उट्रेख्त, नेदरलँड्स
Nepali:
एमेर्सफुर्ट, उट्रेच्ट, नेदरल्यान्ड्स
Norwegian:
Amersfoort, Utrecht, Nederland
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Amersfoort, Provinsen Utrecht, Nederland
Occitan:
Amersfoort, Utrecht, Païses Basses
Polish:
Amersfoort, Utrecht, Holandia
Portuguese:
Amersfoort, Utrecht, Países Baixos
Romanian:
Amersfoort, Utrecht, Țările de Jos
Saterland Frisian:
Amersfoort, Utrecht, Niederlounde
Scots:
Amersfoort, Utrecht, Netherlands
Scottish Gaelic:
Amersfoort, Utrecht, Na Tìrean Ìsle
Serbian:
Амерсфорт, Утрехт, Холандија
Serbo-Croatian:
Amersfoort, Utrecht, Nizozemska
Silesian:
Amersfoort, Ńiderlandy
Sinhalese:
අමර්ස්ෆූර්ට්, උට්‍රෙච්ට්, නෙදර්ලන්තය
Slovak:
Amersfoort, Utrecht, Holandsko
Slovenian:
Amersfoort, Utrecht, Nizozemska
Swahili:
Amersfoort, Mkoa wa Utrecht, Uholanzi
Swedish:
Amersfoort, Utrecht, Nederländerna
Tamil:
அமர்ஸ்ஃபோர்ட், உத்ரத், நெதர்லாந்து
Tatar:
Амерсфорт, Утрехт, Нидерланд
Telugu:
అమెర్స్ఫూర్ట్, యూట్రెక్ట్, నెదర్లాండ్స్
Thai:
อาเมอร์สโฟร์ต, จังหวัดยูเทรกต์, ประเทศเนเธอร์แลนด์
Traditional Chinese:
阿默斯福特, 宇德歷, 荷蘭
Turkish:
Amersfoort, Utrecht, Hollanda
Ukrainian:
Амерсфорт, Утрехт, Нідерланди
Urdu:
امیرسفورت, اوتریخت, نیدرلینڈز
Vietnamese:
Amersfoort, Utrecht, Hà Lan
Volapük:
Amersfoort, Utrecht, Nedän
Waray:
Amersfoort, Utrecht, Nederlandes
Welsh:
Amersfoort, Utrecht, Yr Iseldiroedd
West Flemish:
Amersfoort, Utrecht, Holland
West Frisian:
Amersfoart, Utert, Nederlân
Western Punjabi:
امرزفورٹ, نیدرلینڈز
Zeelandic:
Amersfoort, Utrecht, Nederland


Amersfoort (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈaːmərsfoːrt]) is a city and municipality in the province of Utrecht, Netherlands. As of 31 January 2023, the municipality had a population of 160,902, making it the second-largest of the province and fifteenth-largest of the country. Amersfoort is also one of the largest Dutch railway junctions with its three stations—Amersfoort Centraal, Schothorst and Vathorst—due to its location on two of the Netherlands' main east-to-west and north-to-south railway lines. The city was used during the 1928 Summer Olympics as a venue for the modern pentathlon events. Amersfoort marked its 750th anniversary as a city in 2009.

List of minerals for each chemical element

Fossils

There are 32 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

These data are provided on an experimental basis and are taken from external databases. Mindat.org has no control currently over the accuracy of these data.

Occurrences32
Youngest Fossil Listed28.1 Ma (Oligocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed33.9 Ma (Oligocene)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Brinkheurne3233.9 - 28.1 Ma (Oligocene)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Dentalium
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Scaphopoda : Dentaliida : Dentaliidae : Dentalium33.9 - 28.1 Ma
Oligocene
Solariella
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Trochida : Solariellidae : Solariella33.9 - 28.1 Ma
Oligocene
Cymatiella
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Cymatiidae : Cymatiella33.9 - 28.1 Ma
Oligocene
Euspira
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Euspira33.9 - 28.1 Ma
Oligocene
Mathilda
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Allogastropoda : Mathildidae : Mathilda33.9 - 28.1 Ma
Oligocene
Semicassis
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Cassidae : Semicassis33.9 - 28.1 Ma
Oligocene
Aquilofusus
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Fasciolariidae : Aquilofusus33.9 - 28.1 Ma
Oligocene
Bathytoma
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Borsoniidae : Bathytoma33.9 - 28.1 Ma
Oligocene
Poirieria (Paziella)
subgenus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Muricidae : Poirieria : Poirieria (Paziella)33.9 - 28.1 Ma
Oligocene
Streptochetus
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Fasciolariidae : Streptochetus33.9 - 28.1 Ma
Oligocene
Turris
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Turridae : Turris33.9 - 28.1 Ma
Oligocene
Nucula
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Nuculanida : Nuculanidae : Nucula33.9 - 28.1 Ma
Oligocene
Nuculana
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Nuculanida : Nuculanidae : Nuculana33.9 - 28.1 Ma
Oligocene
Portlandia
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Portlandia33.9 - 28.1 Ma
Oligocene
Bathyarca
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Arcidae : Bathyarca33.9 - 28.1 Ma
Oligocene
Astarte
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Carditida : Astartidae : Astarte33.9 - 28.1 Ma
Oligocene
Cyclocardia
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Carditida : Carditidae : Cyclocardia33.9 - 28.1 Ma
Oligocene
Thyasira
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Lucinida : Thyasiridae : Thyasira33.9 - 28.1 Ma
Oligocene
Galeorhinus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Elasmobranchii : Carcharhiniformes : Triakidae : Galeorhinus33.9 - 28.1 Ma
Oligocene
Euspira helicina
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Naticidae : Euspira : Euspira helicina33.9 - 28.1 Ma
Oligocene
Orthosurcula regularis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Clavatulidae : Orthosurcula : Orthosurcula regularis33.9 - 28.1 Ma
Oligocene
Corbula (Varicorbula) gibba
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pholadida : Corbulidae : Corbula : Corbula (Varicorbula) gibba33.9 - 28.1 Ma
Oligocene
Ancistrosyrinx volgeri
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Cochlespiridae : Cochlespira : Ancistrosyrinx volgeri33.9 - 28.1 Ma
Oligocene
Aporrhais speciosa
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Aporrhaidae : Aporrhais : Aporrhais speciosa33.9 - 28.1 Ma
Oligocene
Typhis (Cyphonochilus) fistulosus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Muricidae : Typhis : Typhis (Cyphonochilus) fistulosus33.9 - 28.1 Ma
Oligocene
Fusinus (Gracilipurpura) elatior
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Fasciolariidae : Fusinus : Fusinus (Gracilipurpura) elatior33.9 - 28.1 Ma
Oligocene
Spiratella
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Thecosomata : Spiratellidae : Spiratella33.9 - 28.1 Ma
Oligocene
Lamna rupeliensis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Lamniformes : Lamnidae : Lamna : Lamna rupeliensis33.9 - 28.1 Ma
Oligocene
Isurus leptodon
species
Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Lamniformes : Lamnidae : Isurus : Isurus leptodon33.9 - 28.1 Ma
Oligocene
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 1 fossil locality

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amersfoort
Wikidata ID:Q992
GeoNames ID:2759820


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