Papendrecht
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Papendrecht | |
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| Drawbridge in Papendrecht Drawbridge in Papendrecht | |
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| Highlighted position of Papendrecht in a municipal map of South Holland Location in South Holland | |
| Coordinates: 51°50′N 4°41′E / 51.833°N 4.683°ECoordinates: 51°50′N 4°41′E / 51.833°N 4.683°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | South Holland |
| Government | |
| • Body | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Margreet van Driel (Template:Polparty) |
| Area | |
| • Total | Template:Infobox settlement/areadisp |
| • Land | Template:Infobox settlement/areadisp |
| • Water | Template:Infobox settlement/areadisp |
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| Population | |
| • Total | Template:Dutch municipality population |
| • Density | Template:Infobox settlement/densdisp |
| Demonym(s) | Papendrechter |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postcode | 3350–3356 |
| Area code | 078 |
| Website | www |
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Papendrecht (nl) is a town and municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland, at the crossing of the River Beneden Merwede and the Noord River. The municipality had a population of Template:Dutch municipality population in Error and covers an area of [convert: invalid number] of which [convert: invalid number] is water.
Although Papendrecht is first mentioned in documents dating back to 1105, it remained a small settlement until the 1950s. In the 1960s its development accelerated and almost its entire area is now urbanized. It is, however, known for its 180-year-old linden tree by the river.
Economy
[edit | edit source]The largest company headquartered in Papendrecht is Royal Boskalis.
The aerospace company Fokker Technologies is also headquartered in Papendrecht.
Transportation
[edit | edit source]Papendrecht has three water taxi stops, one at the Beneden Merwede River, one at the Noord River, and one near Kooihaven. Bus services are provided by Arriva. Bus service Qliner (part of Arriva) has a stop in Papendrecht for its bus service from Dordrecht to Utrecht and back.
Notable people
[edit | edit source]- Anton Willem Nieuwenhuis (1864–1953) a Dutch explorer and physician, studied the Dayak people
- Carel Visser (1928–2015) a Dutch abstract-minimalist, constructivist sculptor
- Jan Klijnjan (1945–2022) a Dutch former international footballer with over 300 club caps
- Ronald Bandell (1946–2015) a Dutch civil servant and politician, Mayor of Papendrecht 1987–1995
- Yolanda Hadid (born 1964) a Dutch-American TV personality and former model[5]
- Guido van der Werve (born 1977) a Dutch filmmaker and visual artist[6]
- Liza van der Most (born 1993) a Dutch footballer, who has played 137 games for AFC Ajax women
- Julia Bergshoeff (born 1997) a Dutch fashion model
- Naomi Visser (born 2001) a Dutch gymnast
Gallery
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Papendrecht, house fronts
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Papendrecht, church
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Papendrecht Kasba
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Sliedrecht: waterbus stop
References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ "Margreet van Driel" (in Dutch). Gemeente Papendrecht. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
- ↑ Template:Dutch municipality total area
- ↑ "Postcodetool for 3351PB". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
- ↑ Template:Dutch municipality population
- ↑ IMDb Database retrieved 03 February 2020
- ↑ IMDb Database retrieved 03 February 2020
External links
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