Zwijndrecht, Netherlands
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| Zwijndrecht | |
| Country | Netherlands |
|---|---|
| Province | South Holland |
| Area (2006) | |
| - Municipality | 22.77 km² (8.8 sq mi) |
| - Land | 20.36 km² (7.9 sq mi) |
| - Water | 2.41 km² (0.9 sq mi) |
| Population (1 January 2007) | |
| - Municipality | 44,365 |
| - Density | 2,179/km² (5,643.6/sq mi) |
| Source: CBS, Statline. | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
- There is also a Zwijndrecht in Belgium.
Zwijndrecht is the name of a town located in a municipality (gemeente) of the same name in the province of South Holland, in the Netherlands. It is at the southern tip of the island of IJsselmonde, across Dordrecht.
During Carnaval its inhabitants are called Peebossers.
[edit] The municipality
Since the former municipality of Heerjansdam merged with it in 2003, the municipality of Zwijndrecht also includes the villages of Heerjansdam and Kleine-Lindt. It has 45,384 inhabitants (as of 2004).
[edit] The town
The town of Zwijndrecht is one of the Drechtsteden. Part of the suburban zone south of Rotterdam, it has grown from around 6,000 inhabitants in 1960, to about 42,000 today.
The town is served by a railway station of the same name.
A waterbus stop (Zwijndrecht Veerplein) connects it with the following:
- Dordrecht Merwekade
- Dordrecht Hooikade
- Papendrecht Veerdam
- Papendrecht Oosteind
- Hollandse Biesbosch
- Sliedrecht Middeldiep
[edit] External links
- Official website of the municipality (in Dutch)
- Map of the town of Zwijndrecht (in Dutch)
- Map of the village of Heerjansdam (in Dutch)
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