Kijfhoek (village)

Kijfhoek
Buurtschap

Coat of arms
Coordinates: 51°49′32″N 4°35′32″E / 51.82556°N 4.59222°E / 51.82556; 4.59222
Country Netherlands
Province South Holland
Municipality Zwijndrecht

Kijfhoek is a small village in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is located about 4 km west of the town of Zwijndrecht.

Kijfhoek was a separate municipality between 1817 and 1857, when it merged with Groote Lindt.[1]

North of Kijfhoek lies one of the largest railway yards of the Netherlands.

References

  1. Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, "Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten", KNAW, 2006. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-02-20. Retrieved 2009-12-03.

Coordinates: 51°49′N 4°35′E / 51.817°N 4.583°E / 51.817; 4.583

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