Waddinxveen
Municipality
Vertical-lift bridge over the Gouwe in Waddinxveen
Vertical-lift bridge over the Gouwe in Waddinxveen
Flag of Waddinxveen
Flag
Coat of arms of Waddinxveen
Coat of arms
Highlighted position of Waddinxveen in a municipal map of South Holland
Location in South Holland
Coordinates: 52°3′N 4°39′E / 52.050°N 4.650°E / 52.050; 4.650
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceSouth Holland
Government
[1]
 • BodyMunicipal council
 • MayorEvert Jan Nieuwenhuis (SGP)
Area
[2]
 • Total29.40 km2 (11.35 sq mi)
 • Land27.77 km2 (10.72 sq mi)
 • Water1.63 km2 (0.63 sq mi)
Elevation
[3]
−2 m (−7 ft)
Population
 (January 2021)[4]
 • Total30,479
 • Density1,098/km2 (2,840/sq mi)
DemonymWaddinxvener
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode
2740–2743
Area code0182
Websitewww.waddinxveen.nl

Waddinxveen (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌʋɑdɪŋksˈfeːn] ⓘ) is a town and municipality along the Gouwe river in the western Netherlands in the province of South Holland near Gouda. The municipality had a population of 30,479 in 2021 and covers an area of 29.40 km2 (11.35 sq mi) of which 1.63 km2 (0.63 sq mi) is water.

A small piece of artwork named De Vergeten Plek [nl] (Dutch for 'The Forgotten Place') marks the lowest point on the Dutch polders, 7.01 meters below Amsterdam Ordnance Datum.[5]

History

The first reference to the area is from 1233, when on April 20, Floris IV, Count of Holland, sold an area of peat lands along the Gouwe River for 200 Dutch pounds to Nicolas of Gnepwijk, Lord of Aalsmeer and Woubrecht. The area was given the name "Waddinxvene". Because of this event, Waddinxveen celebrated its 750-year anniversary in 1983.

Between 1817 and 1870, Waddinxveen was dissolved and its area split into the municipalities of Noord-Waddinxveen and Zuid-Waddinxveen.[6] Due to further expanding, those two municipalities reunited into one.

Topography

Notable people

Gallery

References

  1. ^ "Samenstelling college" [Members of the board] (in Dutch). Gemeente Waddinxveen. Archived from the original on 4 November 2013. Retrieved 26 August 2013.
  2. ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Postcodetool for 2741HR". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 26 August 2013.
  4. ^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  5. ^ "Gemeente Waddinxveen". Archived from the original on 2020-08-07.
  6. ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2006, p. 191 (Online edition Archived 2012-03-25 at the Wayback Machine)

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