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Hardinxveld-Giessendam
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Location of Hardinxveld-Giessendam
Coordinates: 51°50′N 4°52′E / 51.83, 4.87
Country Netherlands
Province South Holland
Area (2006)
 - Total 19. The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands South Holland ( Dutch:) is a province situated on the North Sea in the western part of the Netherlands. Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 35 km² (7. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 5 sq mi)
 - Land 16. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 91 km² (6. 5 sq mi)
 - Water 2. 45 km² (0. 9 sq mi)
Population (1 January 2007)
 - Total 17,681
 - Density 1,046/km² (2,709. New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 1/sq mi)
  Source: CBS, Statline. Statistics Netherlands, founded in 1899, is a Dutch governmental institution that gathers statistical information about the Netherlands.
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 - Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Website: www.hardinxveld-giessendam.nl

Image:Ltspkr.pngHardinxveld-Giessendam (population: 17,828 in 2004) is a municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. Central European Time ( CET) is one of the names of the Time zone that is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. UTC+1 is used in the following locations Central European Time West Africa Time Western European Summer Time Daylight saving time ( DST Central European Summer Time ( CEST) is one of the names of UTC+2 Time zone, 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. UTC+2 corresponds to the following Time zones Eastern European Time Egypt Standard Time Central Africa Time The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands South Holland ( Dutch:) is a province situated on the North Sea in the western part of the Netherlands. The municipality covers an area of 19. 35 km² (7. 47 mile²) of which 2. 44 km² (0. 94 mile²) is water.

The municipality of Hardinxveld-Giessendam consists of the two population centres Giessendam/Neder-Hardinxveld and Boven-Hardinxveld. Giessendam is a town in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is located about 10 km east of Dordrecht, on the river Beneden-Merwede. Hardinxveld-Giessendam (population 17828 in 2004 is a municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. Until they were merged together in 1957, Giessendam and Hardinxveld were two municipalities, consisting of only a few streets and dykes and only a few thousand inhabitants.

The town's ecomony is for a large part dependant on ship building (e. g. Damen Shipyards Group) and general contracting. Several industry parks are present.

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History

The village Hardinxveld is one of the oldest settlements of the Alblasserwaard. The Alblasserwaard is a Polder in the province South Holland in the Netherlands. It is known that in 1105 a priest was present here, and therefore a church as well. Since 1282, Hardinxveld became a grand fiefdom. Under the system of Feudalism, a fiefdom, fief, feud, feoff, or fee, often consisted of inheritable lands or revenue-producing Through the centuries it suffered from warfare such as the Gelder Wars and the Eighty Years' War

The name Giessendam first appeared in 1231 and is most likely derived from the dam on the little peat river Giessen. The Dutch Revolt, Eighty Years' War or the Revolt of the Netherlands (1568—1648 was the revolt of the Seventeen Provinces in the Low Countries This dam was the boundary between Hardinxveld and Giessendam for a long time.

The municipality was formed in 1957 by the merger of the former municipalities Hardinxveld and half of Giessendam. The rest of Giessendam's territory went to the new municipality of Giessenburg which in turn was merged with Giessenlanden in 1986. Giessenlanden (population 14359 in 2004 is a municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland.

Since the 1960s, the municipality has grown significantly through the development of new neighbourhoods such as De Peulen, de Wielwijk, de Westwijk, and Tienmorgen. In recent years, the municipality had serious fiscal problems, resulting in direct oversight by the Province for a period of time. Considerable savings had to be made, necessitating significant increases to the relative low taxation in the town.

Archeology

Before the construction of the Betuweroute Highspeed Railway, thorough soil research was performed in 1997. The Betuweroute is a Double track Freight Railway from Rotterdam to Germany. During that research in Hardinxveld-Giessendam, some archeological items were found, including a 7500-year old skeleton of a woman, now named "Trijntje". It is the oldest skeleton found in the Netherlands up to this time. Since December 2003, the reconstructed corpse has been added to the collection of the Rijksmuseum van Oudheden (National Museum of Antiquities) in Leiden. The Rijksmuseum van Oudheden is the Dutch National Museum of Antiquities located in Leiden, The Netherlands. "Leyden" redirects here For other uses see Leyden (disambiguation. In April 1998, a dugout canoe was found. A dugout is a Boat which is basically a hollowed tree trunk Other names for this type of boat are logboat and monoxylon.

Public transportation

Railway Dordrecht to Geldermalsen (line 19), with stations (municipalities bolded), and official station abbreviations:

External links

Geldermalsen is a Municipality and a town in the western Netherlands.
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