Giessenlanden
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| Country | Netherlands | ||
| Province | South Holland | ||
| Area (2006) | |||
| - Total | 65.12 km² (25.1 sq mi) | ||
| - Land | 63.57 km² (24.5 sq mi) | ||
| - Water | 1.55 km² (0.6 sq mi) | ||
| Population (1 January 2007) | |||
| - Total | 14,452 | ||
| - Density | 227/km² (587.9/sq mi) | ||
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| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Website: www.giessenlanden.nl | |||
Giessenlanden (population: 14,359 in 2004) is a municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The municipality covers an area of 65.12 km² (25.14 mile²) of which 1.55 km² (0.60 mile²) is water.
The municipality of Giessenlanden consists the communities Arkel, Giessen-Oudekerk, Giessenburg, Hoogblokland, Hoornaar, Noordeloos, and Schelluinen.
[edit] Public transportation
Railway Dordrecht to Geldermalsen (line 19), with stations (municipalities bolded), and official station abbreviations:
- Dordrecht (ddr)
- Dordrecht Stadspolders (ddrs) (mun. Dordrecht)
- Sliedrecht (sdt)
- Hardinxveld-Giessendam (gnd)
- Gorinchem (gr)
- Arkel (akl) (mun. Giessenlanden)
- Leerdam (ldm)
- Beesd (bsd) (mun. Geldermalsen)
- Geldermalsen (gdm) edit
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