Odijk is a town in the Dutch

Netherlands

The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

 province of Utrecht

Utrecht (province)

Utrecht is the smallest province of the Netherlands in terms of area, and is located in the centre of the country. It is bordered by the Eemmeer in the north, Gelderland in the east, the river Rhine in the south, South Holland in the west, and North Holland in the northwest...

. It is a part of the municipality of Bunnik

Bunnik

Bunnik is a municipality and a village in the Netherlands, in the province of Utrecht. The recorded history of the village dates back nearly 2000 years, when the Romans constructed a fort at Fectio with a harbour facing the river Rhine, which marked the border of the Roman Empire...

, and lies about 4 km (2 mi) south of Zeist

Zeist

Zeist is a municipality and a town in the central Netherlands, located east of the city of Utrecht.-Population centres :*Austerlitz*Bosch en Duin*Den Dolder*Huis ter Heide*Zeist- The town of Zeist :...

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In 2009, the town of Odijk had 4.411 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 0.94 km², so the density was very high, and contained 1809 residences. The neighbourhood of Cothen, which covers the entire area of the former municipality, has about 5040 inhabitants.

Odijk used to be a separate municipality. It merged with Bunnik and Werkhoven

Werkhoven

Werkhoven is a town in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is a part of the municipality of Bunnik, and lies about 5 km east of Houten.In 2001, the town of Werkhoven had 1528 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 0.29 km², and contained 550 residences...

in 1964.

Odijk has three primary schools, two churches and many locations for sports activities, such as football, tennis and indoor sports.