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Waddinxveen
Waddinxveen | |
|---|---|
 Vertical-lift bridge over the Gouwe in Waddinxveen | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
.svg) Location in South Holland | |
| Coordinates: 52°3′N 4°39′E / 52.050°N 4.650°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | South Holland |
| Government | |
| • Body | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Evert Jan Nieuwenhuis (SGP) |
| Area | |
• Total | 29.40 km2 (11.35 sq mi) |
| • Land | 27.77 km2 (10.72 sq mi) |
| • Water | 1.63 km2 (0.63 sq mi) |
| Elevation | −2 m (−7 ft) |
| Population (January 2021)[4] | |
• Total | 30,479 |
| • Density | 1,098/km2 (2,840/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Waddinxvener |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postcode | 2740–2743 |
| Area code | 0182 |
| Website | www |
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 (Dutch for 'The Forgotten Place') marks the lowest point on the Dutch polders, 7.01 meters below Amsterdam Ordnance Datum.[5]
- ^ "Samenstelling college" [Members of the board] (in Dutch). Gemeente Waddinxveen. Archived from the original on 4 November 2013. Retrieved 26 August 2013.
- ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- ^ "Postcodetool for 2741HR". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 26 August 2013.
- ^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
- ^ "Gemeente Waddinxveen". Archived from the original on 2020-08-07.
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