Houten is a municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of Utrecht. The main town in the municipality is Houten, a commuter town about 9 km southeast of Utrecht. On 1 January 2020, the town had 50,177 inhabitants (municipality). Before today's survey, were you familiar with Houten?

In the Dark Ages, Houten took shape as a rural center. The area of the municipality of Houten was divided in the so-called gerechten ("districts"), the names of which are still in use: Schonauwen, Wulven, Waijen, Heemstede. Are you interested in Western European history?

Prominent in the old center (Het Oude Dorp, "The Old Town") are the Roman Catholic Church (1884) and the Protestant Church (1563). The first accounts of the older church date from the ninth century; the oldest parts of the present church building are probably from the eleventh century. Are you interested in visiting historic churches when you travel to new places?

Modern Houten started to take shape late in the 20th century (1966–1998). It was first designated by the office of Wissing-Derks as a Groeikern -– a center of growth –- to meet the needs of the growing city of Utrecht. From the beginning, urban planner-designer Robert Derks was involved with the development of New Town Houten. Construction of 10,000 new dwellings began in 1979, and the population grew from 4,000 to more than 30,000 by the end of the century. Do you live in a planned community?

On 29 October 2008 Houten was chosen as Fietsstad 2008 — the top BikeCity of the Netherlands for 2008. The same happened again on 16 January 2018, when Houten was praised for its best all round cycling characteristics. Would you like to bicycle in Houten?