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Albrandswaard
Municipality
White castle in the middle of a pond with some other building on the side
Castle of Rhoon
Blue vertical banner on the left with 3 vertically stacked white shields with 5 blue points each. Alternating red and yellow triangles on the rest of the flag.
Flag
 Similar to flag with crown on top and items placed differently.
Coat of arms
Highlighted position of Albrandswaard in a municipal map of South Holland
Location in South Holland
Country Netherlands
Province South Holland
Government
 • Body Municipal council
Area
 • Total 23.76 km2 (9.17 sq mi)
 • Land 21.87 km2 (8.44 sq mi)
 • Water 1.89 km2 (0.73 sq mi)
Elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (May 2014)
 • Total 25,036
 • Density 1,145/km2 (2,970/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Albrandswaarder
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode
3160–3176
Area code 010

Albrandswaard (Dutch: [ˌɑlbrɑntsˈʋaːrt]) is a municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The municipality had a population of 25,036 as of 2014, and covers an area of 23.76 km2 (9.17 sq mi) of which 1.89 km2 (0.73 sq mi) is water.

The municipality of Albrandswaard consists of the villages of Poortugaal in the west and Rhoon in the east. They were separate municipalities until 1985. The name was taken from the historic municipality of Albrandswaard en Kijvelanden, which existed until 1842, when it joined Poortugaal. Albrandswaard actually is a polder located between Rhoon and Poortugaal.

Both villages have a metro station on Rotterdam Metro line D (Poortugaal station and Rhoon station), which connect them to Rotterdam and to the main railway network from Rotterdam Centraal in the east, and to Hoogvliet and Spijkenisse in the west.

Topography

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Topographic map of the municipality of Albrandswaard, Sept. 2014.

Notable people

  • Hendrik Swalmius (1577 in Rhoon – 1649), a theologian painted by Frans Hals
  • Eleazar Swalmius (1582 in Rhoon – 1652), a theologian painted by Rembrandt
  • Mattheus Marinus Schepman (1847 in Rhoon – 1919), a malacologist
  • Hesterine de Reus (born 1961 in Poortugaal), a former soccer player and coach
  • Alexander Pechtold (born 1965), a former politician and art historian; grew up in Rhoon
  • Sander Fischer (born 1988 in Rhoon), a professional footballer with over 300 club caps

Gallery

  • Kasteel van Rhoon Bijgebouw

    Kasteel van Rhoon Bijgebouw

  • WLM - RobertsNL - 32180 (2)

    Hervormde Kerk, Poortugaal

  • Oude Maas

    De Oude Maas ter hoogte van Heinenoord

  • Overzicht voorgevel met toppilasters - Rhoon - 20376624 - RCE

    Overzicht voorgevel met toppilasters - Rhoon

See also

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