Zwammerdam

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The town centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Zwammerdam in the municipality of Alphen aan den Rijn.

Zwammerdam (52°6′N, 4°44′E) is a town in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Alphen aan den Rijn, and lies about 6 km southeast of Alphen aan de Rijn.

In 2001, the town of Zwammerdam had 1709 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 62 km², and contained 484 residences.[1] The statistical area "Zwammerdam", which also can include the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 1810.[2]

Zwammerdam was a separate municipality until 1964, when it was divided between Alphen aan den Rijn and Bodegraven.[3]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001 [1]. (Statistics are for the continuous built-up area).
  2. ^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Gemeente Op Maat 2004: Alphen aan den Rijn [2].
  3. ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, "Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten", KNAW, 2006. [3]

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