Albrandswaard | |
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 Castle of Rhoon | |
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.svg) Location in South Holland | |
| Coordinates:51°52′N4°24′E / 51.867°N 4.400°E /51.867; 4.400 | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | South Holland |
| Government | |
| • Body | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Cees Pille (VVD) |
| Area | |
• Total | 23.76 km2 (9.17 sq mi) |
| • Land | 21.69 km2 (8.37 sq mi) |
| • Water | 2.07 km2 (0.80 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (January 2021)[4] | |
• Total | 25,814 |
| • Density | 1,190/km2 (3,100/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Albrandswaarder |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postcode | 3160–3176 |
| Area code | 010 |
| Website | www |
Albrandswaard (Dutch:[ˌɑlbrɑntsˈʋaːrt]ⓘ) is a municipality in the westernNetherlands, in the province ofSouth Holland. The municipality had a population of 25,814 as of 2021, and covers an area of 23.76 km2 (9.17 sq mi) of which 2.07 km2 (0.80 sq mi) is water.
The municipality of Albrandswaard consists of the villages ofPoortugaal in the west andRhoon in the east. They were separate municipalities until 1985. The name was taken from the historic municipality ofAlbrandswaard en Kijvelanden, which existed until 1842, when it joined Poortugaal.[5] Albrandswaard actually is a polder located between Rhoon and Poortugaal.
Both villages have ametro station onRotterdam Metro line D (Poortugaal station andRhoon station), which connect them toRotterdam and to the mainrailway network fromRotterdam Centraal in the east, and to Hoogvliet andSpijkenisse in the west.
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