Map of Amersfoort, Netherlands

Amersfoort is a city in Utrecht, Netherlands, with a population of about 139,914. It lies at 52.1550°N, 5.3875°E. Amersfoort is about 42 km (26 mi) southeast of Amsterdam, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Soest, 7 km to the west.

Amersfoort at a glance

Where is Amersfoort?

• The 16th largest city in Netherlands by recorded population.
• The 2nd largest city in Utrecht on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 7 h 43 min on the shortest day to 16 h 46 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Amersfoort

• Soest — 7 km west
• Nijkerk — 10 km northeast
• Zeist — 13 km southwest
• Barneveld — 14 km east
• Hilversum — 16 km northwest
• Veenendaal — 18 km southeast
• Huizen — 19 km northwest
• Utrecht — 19 km west
• Ede — 23 km southeast
• Maarssen — 24 km west

Largest cities in Utrecht

• Utrecht — 376,435
• Nieuwegein — 61,489
• Veenendaal — 61,271
• Zeist — 60,949
• Woerden — 48,431
• Soest — 45,021
• Maarssen — 39,675
• IJsselstein — 33,886

Largest cities in Netherlands

• Rotterdam — 868,135
• Amsterdam — 741,636
• The Hague — 474,292
• Utrecht — 376,435
• Groningen — 244,807
• Eindhoven — 235,691
• Tilburg — 221,947
• Breda — 184,126
• Nijmegen — 177,359
• Almere Stad — 176,432

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.