Waddinxveen
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| Country | Netherlands | ||
| Province | South Holland | ||
| Area | |||
| - Total | 29.39 km² (11.3 sq mi) | ||
| - Land | 27.87 km² (10.8 sq mi) | ||
| - Water | 1.52 km² (0.6 sq mi) | ||
| Population (1 January, 2007) | |||
| - Total | 25,867 | ||
| - Density | 928/km² (2,403.5/sq mi) | ||
| Source: CBS, Statline. | |||
| 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. 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.
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[edit] 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 [1].
[edit] Born in Waddinxveen
- Sharon den Adel (b. 1974) - vocalist of Within Temptation
- George Baker (b. 1944) - singer
- Robert Westerholt (b. 1975) - guitarist of Within Temptation
- Mark van den Akker - radiodj of KXRadio
[edit] Other Facts
Waddinxveen is notable for its widely known highschool, the Coenecoop College. 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 |
[edit] References
- ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, "Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten", KNAW, 2006. Online edition
