Elst, Utrecht

Elst
Elst
	Town
	View of Elst from the other side of the Lower Rhine.
	Elst in the municipality of Rhenen.
	Coordinates: 51°59′8″N 5°29′55″E
Country	Netherlands
Province	Utrecht
Municipality	Rhenen
Population (2004)
• Total	4,220
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	3921
Dialing code	0318

Elst is a town in the central Netherlands. It is located in the municipality of Rhenen, Utrecht, about 5 km southwest of Veenendaal.

In 2001, the town of Elst had 3008 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 0.56 km², and contained 1130 residences.[1]

Until 1 January 2006, the western tip of the village was in the municipality of Amerongen (see map on the right).

References

Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001 . Statistics are for the continuous built-up area.

Ferry on Rhine, near Elst

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