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| Country | Netherlands | ||
| Province | South Holland | ||
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| - Total | 29. 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. 39 km² (11. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 3 sq mi) | ||
| - Land | 27. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 87 km² (10. 8 sq mi) | ||
| - Water | 1. 52 km² (0. 6 sq mi) | ||
| Population (1 January, 2007) | |||
| - Total | 25,867 | ||
| - Density | 928/km² (2,403. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 5/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.waddinxveen.nl | |||
Waddinxveen (population: 26,304 in 2004) is a town and municipality along the Gouwe river in the western Netherlands in the province of South Holland near Gouda. 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 Gouwe is a channelized river in South Holland, the Netherlands 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. Gouda (population 71797 in 2004 is a city and municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The municipality covers an area of 29. 39 km² (of which 1. 52 km² is water).
Partner city of Waddinxveen is Pelhřimov in the Czech Republic. Pelhřimov (ˈpɛlɦr̝ɪmof German: Pilgram) is a town in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic.
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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. Floris IV ( 24 June 1210 The Hague &ndash 19 July 1234, Corbie, France) Count of Holland from 1222 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 [1].
Born in Waddinxveen
- Sharon den Adel (b. Sharon Janny den Adel (born July 12, 1974 in Waddinxveen, South Holland) is a Dutch rock soprano and composer best known as the lead singer 1974) - vocalist of Within Temptation
- George Baker (b. Within Temptation is a Dutch rock band The band was founded George Baker may refer to George Pierce Baker (1866–1925 US 1944) - singer
- Robert Westerholt (b. Robert Westerholt (born January 2, 1975, Waddinxveen) is the founder of and Guitarist in the Symphonic metal band Within Temptation 1975) - guitarist of Within Temptation
- Mark van den Akker - radiodj of KXRadio
Other Facts
Waddinxveen is notable for its widely known highschool, the Coenecoop College. Within Temptation is a Dutch rock band The band was founded This school has won many prices because of their constructive methods of schooling.
 Lift bridge at Waddinxveen crossing the Gouwe. |
 Bridge seen from the north side |
 The Hefbrug church |
References
- ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, "Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten", KNAW, 2006. Online edition
External links
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