Zwijndrecht, Netherlands

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Zwijndrecht
Municipality
Zwijndrecht across the Oude Maas

Flag
Coat of arms
Highlighted position of Zwijndrecht in a municipal map of South Holland
Location in South Holland
Coordinates: 51°49′N 4°39′E / 51.817°N 4.650°E / 51.817; 4.650Coordinates: 51°49′N 4°39′E / 51.817°N 4.650°E / 51.817; 4.650
Country Netherlands
Province South Holland
Government[1]
 • Body Municipal council
 • Mayor Dominic Schrijer (PvdA)
Area[2]
 • Total 22.77 km2 (8.79 sq mi)
 • Land 20.35 km2 (7.86 sq mi)
 • Water 2.42 km2 (0.93 sq mi)
Elevation[3] −1 m (−3 ft)
Population (November 2013)[4]
 • Total 44,565
 • Density 2,190/km2 (5,700/sq mi)
Demonym Zwijndrechter
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postcode 3330–3336
Area code 078
Website www.zwijndrecht.nl

Zwijndrecht ( pronunciation (help·info)) is a town and municipality in the western Netherlands. It is located in the province of South Holland, at the southern tip of the island of IJsselmonde, and at the confluence of the rivers Oude Maas, Beneden-Merwede, and Noord.

Population

The town of Zwijndrecht is one of the "Drecht" cities. Part of the suburban zone south of Rotterdam, it has grown from around 6,000 inhabitants in 1960, to about 42,000 today.

Since 2003, the municipality of Zwijndrecht also includes the villages of Heerjansdam and Kleine-Lindt. It had a population of 44,565 in 2013.

Zwijndrecht has the highest concentration of Estonians in the Netherlands.[5]


Transportation

The town is served by a railway station of the same name (Station Zwijndrecht). Zwijndrecht has the highest concentration of Estonians in the Netherlands.[6]

A waterbus route 2 stop (Zwijndrecht Veerplein) connects it with the following:

References

  1. ↑ "Samenstelling college: Collegeperiode 2010–2014" [Members of the board: 2010–2014] (in Dutch). Gemeente Zwijndrecht. Retrieved 31 August 2013. 
  2. ↑ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten" [Key figures for neighbourhoods]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 11 July 2013. 
  3. ↑ "Postcodetool for 3331BT". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 31 August 2013. 
  4. ↑ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 23 December 2013. Retrieved 24 December 2013. 
  5. ↑ http://www.meertens.knaw.nl
  6. ↑ http://www.meertens.knaw.nl

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