Albrandswaard
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Albrandswaard | |
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 Castle of Rhoon | |
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.svg) Location in South Holland | |
| Coordinates: 51°52′N 4°24′E / 51.867°N 4.400°ECoordinates: 51°52′N 4°24′E / 51.867°N 4.400°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | South Holland |
| Government | |
| • Body | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Cees Pille (Template:Polparty) |
| Area | |
| • Total | Template:Infobox settlement/areadisp |
| • Land | Template:Infobox settlement/areadisp |
| • Water | Template:Infobox settlement/areadisp |
| Elevation | Template:Infobox settlement/lengthdisp |
| Population | |
| • Total | Template:Dutch municipality population |
| • Density | Template:Infobox settlement/densdisp |
| Demonym(s) | Albrandswaarder |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postcode | 3160–3176 |
| Area code | 010 |
| Website | www |
Albrandswaard (nl) is a municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The municipality had a population of Template:Dutch municipality population as of Error, and covers an area of [convert: invalid number] of which [convert: invalid number] 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.[5] 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.
Notable people
[edit]- 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
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Kasteel van Rhoon Bijgebouw
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Hervormde Kerk, Poortugaal
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De Oude Maas ter hoogte van Heinenoord
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Overzicht voorgevel met toppilasters - Rhoon
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References
[edit]- ↑ "Samenstelling college" [Board members]. Bestuur en organisatie (in Dutch). Gemeente Albrandswaard. Archived from the original on 2012-07-18. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
- ↑ Template:Dutch municipality total area
- ↑ "Postcodetool for 3176PD". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
- ↑ Template:Dutch municipality population
- ↑ Template:Repertorium Nederlandse Gemeenten
External links
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