Haastrecht

Haastrecht
—  Town  —

Coat of arms
The town centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Haastrecht in the municipality of Vlist.
Coordinates:
Country Netherlands
Province Zuid-Holland
Municipality Vlist
Population
 • Total 4,500
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code

Haastrecht is a town on the Hollandse IJssel river in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Vlist, and lies about 5 km east of Gouda.

In 2001, the town of Haastrecht had 3302 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 0.58 km², and contained 1325 residences.[1] The statistical area "Haastrecht", which also can include the peripheral parts of the village, as well as the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 2330.[2]

Haastrecht received city rights in 1396. It remained a separate municipality until 1985, when it became part of Vlist.[3]

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 1 January 2005.
  3. ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, "Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten", KNAW, 2006. [1]