Waddinxveen

Waddinxveen (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌʋɑdɪŋksˈfeːn] (listen)) is a town and municipality along the Gouwe river in the western Netherlands in the province of South Holland near Gouda. The municipality had a population of 28,316 in 2019 and covers an area of 29.40 km2 (11.35 sq mi) of which 1.50 km2 (0.58 sq mi) is water.

Waddinxveen
Municipality
Vertical-lift bridge over the Gouwe in Waddinxveen
Flag
Coat of arms
Location in South Holland
Coordinates: 52°3′N 4°39′E
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceSouth Holland
Government
 • BodyMunicipal council
 • MayorEvert Jan Nieuwenhuis (SGP)
Area
 • Total29.40 km2 (11.35 sq mi)
 • Land27.90 km2 (10.77 sq mi)
 • Water1.50 km2 (0.58 sq mi)
Elevation−2 m (−7 ft)
Population
 (January 2019)[4]
 • Total28,316
 • Density1,015/km2 (2,630/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Waddinxvener
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode
2740–2743
Area code0182
Websitewww.waddinxveen.nl

In Waddinxveen, there's the so-called 'Vergeten Plek' (Dutch for 'Forgotten Place'). This is the lowest place in the Dutch polders. It's 7.01 meters below Amsterdam Ordnance Datum.

History

The first reference to the area is from 1233, when on April 20, Floris IV, Count of Holland, sold an area of peat lands along the Gouwe River for 200 Dutch pounds to Nicolas of Gnepwijk, Lord of Aalsmeer and Woubrecht. The area was given the name "Waddinxvene". Because of this event, Waddinxveen celebrated its 750-year anniversary in 1983.

Between 1817 and 1870, Waddinxveen was dissolved and its area split into the municipalities of Noord-Waddinxveen and Zuid-Waddinxveen.[5] Due to further expanding, those two municipalities reunited into one.

Topography
  • Dutch Topographic map of Waddinxveen, July 2013

Twin town

Twin town of Waddinxveen is

Notable people
Sharon den Adel, 2019

Sport
  • Kerkweg-Oost, Waddinxveen
  • Lift bridge at Waddinxveen crossing the Gouwe
  • Plasweg, Waddinxveen. De Schouw
  • The Hefbrug church

References
  1. "Samenstelling college" [Members of the board] (in Dutch). Gemeente Waddinxveen. Archived from the original on 4 November 2013. Retrieved 26 August 2013.
  2. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten" [Key figures for neighbourhoods]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  3. "Postcodetool for 2741HR". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 26 August 2013.
  4. "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  5. Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2006, p. 191 (Online edition Archived 2012-03-25 at the Wayback Machine)
  6. IMDb Database retrieved 30 December 2019
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