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Papendrecht

Coordinates: 51°50′N 4°41′E / 51.833°N 4.683°E

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Papendrecht
Municipality
Drawbridge in Papendrecht
Flag Coat of arms
Location in South Holland
Coordinates: 51°50′N 4°41′E / 51.833°N 4.683°E / 51.833; 4.683
Country	Netherlands
Province	South Holland
Government ^[1]
• Body	Municipal council
• Mayor	Margreet van Driel (No party)
Area ^[2]
• Total	10.79 km² (4.17 sq mi)
• Land	9.41 km² (3.63 sq mi)
• Water	1.38 km² (0.53 sq mi)
Elevation ^[3]	−1 m (−3 ft)
Population (January 2021)^[4]
• Total	32,171
• Density	3,419/km² (8,860/sq mi)
Demonym	Papendrechter
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode	3350–3356
Area code	078
Website	www.papendrecht.nl
Map of municipality of Papendrecht, June 2015

Papendrecht (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈpaːpə(n)drɛxt] ^ⓘ) 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 32,171 in 2021 and covers an area of 10.79 km² (4.17 sq mi) of which 1.38 km² (0.53 sq mi) 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

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The largest company headquartered in Papendrecht is Royal Boskalis Westminster.

The aerospace company Fokker Technologies is also headquartered in Papendrecht.

Transportation

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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

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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
Papendrecht, church
Papendrecht Kasba
Sliedrecht: waterbus stop

References

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^ "Margreet van Driel" (in Dutch). Gemeente Papendrecht. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
^ "Postcodetool for 3351PB". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
^ IMDb Database retrieved 03 February 2020
^ IMDb Database retrieved 03 February 2020

External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Papendrecht.

Places adjacent to Papendrecht

Alblasserdam

Molenlanden

Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht / Noord

Papendrecht

Sliedrecht

Zwijndrecht / Noord

Beneden Merwede
Dordrecht

v t e Municipalities of South Holland
Alblasserdam Albrandswaard Alphen aan den Rijn Barendrecht Bodegraven-Reeuwijk Capelle aan den IJssel Delft Dordrecht Goeree-Overflakkee Gorinchem Gouda Hardinxveld-Giessendam Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht Hillegom Hoeksche Waard Kaag en Braassem Katwijk Krimpen aan den IJssel Krimpenerwaard Lansingerland Leiden Leiderdorp Leidschendam-Voorburg Lisse Maassluis Midden-Delfland Molenlanden Nieuwkoop Nissewaard Noordwijk Oegstgeest Papendrecht Pijnacker-Nootdorp Ridderkerk Rijswijk Rotterdam Schiedam Sliedrecht Teylingen The Hague Vlaardingen Voorne aan Zee Voorschoten Waddinxveen Wassenaar Westland Zoetermeer Zoeterwoude Zuidplas Zwijndrecht
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