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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
Country Netherlands
Province South Holland
Government
 • Body Municipal council
Area
 • Total 29.40 km2 (11.35 sq mi)
 • Land 27.90 km2 (10.77 sq mi)
 • Water 1.50 km2 (0.58 sq mi)
Elevation
−2 m (−6.6 ft)
Population
 (May 2014)
 • Total 25,555
 • Density 916/km2 (2,370/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Waddinxvener
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode
2740–2743
Area code 0182

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 25,555 in 2014 and covers an area of 29.40 km2 (11.35 sq mi) of which 1.50 km2 (0.58 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.

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. Due to further expanding, those two municipalities reunited into one.

Topography

  • 2013-Waddinxveen

    Dutch Topographic map of Waddinxveen, July 2013

Notable people

  • Tjark de Vries (born 1965), rower
  • Mark Vanderloo (born 1968), model
  • Pepijn van den Nieuwendijk (born 1970), painter and ceramist
  • Mirjam Overdam (born 1973), water polo player
  • Sharon den Adel (born 1974), songwriter, singer and fashion designer
  • Robert Westerholt (born 1975), musician and guitarist
  • Martijn Westerholt (born 1979), keyboardist and songwriter
  • Roald van Hout (born 1988), footballer

Gallery

  • Kerkweg-Oost 218, Waddinxveen

    Kerkweg-Oost, Waddinxveen

  • Hefbrug Zuidkade

    The Hefbrug bridge at Waddinxveen crossing the Gouwe

  • Plasweg 9, Waddinxveen. De Schouw

    Plasweg, Waddinxveen. De Schouw

  • Brugkerk Waddinxveen

    The Brug church

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