Zwijndrecht | |
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 Zwijndrecht across theOude Maas | |
_vlag.svg) Flag .svg) Coat of arms | |
.svg) Location in South Holland | |
| Coordinates:51°49′N4°39′E / 51.817°N 4.650°E /51.817; 4.650 | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | South Holland |
| Government | |
| • Body | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Dominic Schrijer (PvdA) |
| Area | |
• Total | 22.77 km2 (8.79 sq mi) |
| • Land | 20.30 km2 (7.84 sq mi) |
| • Water | 2.47 km2 (0.95 sq mi) |
| Elevation | −1 m (−3 ft) |
| Population (January 2021)[4] | |
• Total | 44,775 |
| • Density | 2,206/km2 (5,710/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Zwijndrechter |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postcode | 3330–3336 |
| Area code | 078 |
| Website | www |
Zwijndrecht (Dutch pronunciation:[ˈzʋɛindrɛxt]ⓘ) is a town and municipality in the westernNetherlands. It is in the province ofSouth Holland, at the southern tip of the island ofIJsselmonde, and at the confluence of the riversOude Maas,Beneden-Merwede, andNoord.
The town of Zwijndrecht is one of the"Drecht" cities. Part of the suburban zone south ofRotterdam, 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 ofHeerjansdam andKleine-Lindt. It had a population of 44,775 in 2021.
Zwijndrecht has the highest concentration ofEstonians in the Netherlands.[5]
TheEvangelical Theological Academy is located here.
Zwijndrecht developed in theMiddle Ages, presumably close to a shallow area of theOude Maas allowing people to walk over fromDordrecht. Soon Zwijndrecht was profiting from Dordrecht's economic influence this was the economic heart of theNetherlands in the 1450s. Important to the development of Zwijndrecht was the water around the city, across the Middle Ages most citizens lived from fish caught in the nearby rivers.
From the 17th century Zwijndrecht was renowned for theirHolticulture products, some of which was even being exported toEngland orGermany. The Zwijndrechtse vegetable auction next to their railroad was one of the largest in the country.
Later in the 19th century Zwijndrecht transformed into an industrial town containing glass factories, soap factories and shipyards. Other products like beer, rice and chocolate were also being produced.
In 2003 the small villageHeerjansdam was included into the municipality of Zwijndrecht upping their population to around 45 thousand.[6]
The town is served by a railway station of the same name (Station Zwijndrecht).
By train you go north toRotterdam andThe Hague, and south it takes you to eitherBreda orRoosendaal.
Water bus routes 21 and 24 both stop at (Zwijndrecht Veerplein), connecting it with the following:
The road buses are operated byQbuzz. Routes connect toDordrecht,Rotterdam and other places in theDrechtsteden.
Also Zwijndrecht is an important town for cargo transportation. It connects highways together with highway A16 and it connects rivers together with river De Oude Maas. Even for train cargo they have an important connection. For train cargo there is a classification yard that's called Kijfhoek, It's one of the most important and biggest classification yards in Europe.
| City | Country | Since |
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| Norderstedt |  Germany | 1981 |
| Poprad |  Slovakia | 2000 |
| Zwijndrecht |  Belgium | 2004 |
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