Zwijndrecht, Netherlands
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Zwijndrecht across the Oude Maas
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.svg) Location in South Holland |
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| Coordinates: 51°49′N 4°39′E / 51.817°N 4.650°ECoordinates: 51°49′N 4°39′E / 51.817°N 4.650°E | |||
| Country | Netherlands | ||
| Province | South Holland | ||
| Government | |||
| • Body | Municipal council | ||
| • Mayor | Dominic Schrijer (PvdA) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 22.77 km2 (8.79 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 20.35 km2 (7.86 sq mi) | ||
| • Water | 2.42 km2 (0.93 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | −1 m (−3 ft) | ||
| Population (May 2014) | |||
| • Total | 44,546 | ||
| • Density | 2,189/km2 (5,670/sq mi) | ||
| Demonym(s) | Zwijndrechter | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postcode | 3330–3336 | ||
| Area code | 078 | ||
| Website | www |
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Zwijndrecht (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈzʋɛi̯ndrɛxt]) is a town and municipality in the western Netherlands. It is located in the province of South Holland, at the southern tip of the island of IJsselmonde, and at the confluence of the rivers Oude Maas, Beneden-Merwede, and Noord.
The town of Zwijndrecht is one of the "Drecht" cities. Part of the suburban zone south of Rotterdam, it has grown from around 6,000 inhabitants in 1960, to about 45,000 today.
Since 2003, the municipality of Zwijndrecht also includes the villages of Heerjansdam and Kleine-Lindt. It had a population of 44,546 in 2014.
Zwijndrecht has the highest concentration of Estonians in the Netherlands.
The town is served by a railway station of the same name (Station Zwijndrecht).
By train you go north to Rotterdam and The Hague, and south it takes you to either Breda or Roosendaal.
A waterbus lines 21 and 24 both stops at (Zwijndrecht Veerplein) connects it with the following:
The busses are driven by Arriva. and can bring you to Dordrecht, Rotterdam and other places in the Drechtsteden.
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