Zwartewaal

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The town centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Zwartewaal in the municipality of Brielle.

Zwartewaal (51°53′N, 4°13′E) is a town in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Brielle, and lies about 5 km south of Maassluis.

In 2001, the town of Zwartewaal had 1666 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 0.33 km², and contained 670 residences.[1] The statistical area "Zwartewaal", which also can include the peripheral parts of the village, as well as the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 1960.[2]

Zwartewaal was a separate municipality between 1817 and 1980, when it became part of Brielle.[3]


Zwartewaal in 1867.
Zwartewaal in 1867.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001. (Statistics are for the continuous built-up area).
  2. ^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Statline: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2003-2005. As of January 1, 2005.
  3. ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, "Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten", KNAW, 2006. [1]


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