The same Bishop Godebald gave land development contracts to those who would completely drain this land and make it arable; Oostveen was a large section of this area. The oldest settlement in the area is the village of Voordorp, which gradually became known as Blauwkapel because the chapel's interior was entirely blue. The name Voordorp has been revived and applied to a new northern district of the city of Utrecht.
The same Bishop Godebald granted land development contracts for draining and making land arable in this area; Oostveen was a large part of it. The oldest settlement in the region is Voordorp, which became known as Blauwkapel because its chapel's interior was blue. The name Voordorp has been revived and applied to a new northern district of Utrecht.