Linschoten is a town in the Dutch

Netherlands

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 province of Utrecht

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. It is a part of the municipality of Montfoort

Montfoort

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, and lies about 3 km southeast of Woerden

Woerden

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In 2001, the town of Linschoten had 3588 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 0.65 km², and contained 1288 residences.
The statistical area "Linschoten", which also can include the peripheral parts of the village, as well as the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 3910.