Waddinxveen

Waddinxveen

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Waddinxveen


flag_size = 120x100px
image_shield = Waddinxveen coa.jpg
shield_size = 120x100px


mapsize = 280px
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = Netherlands
subdivision_type1 = Province
subdivision_name1 = South Holland
area_footnotes =
area_total_km2 = 29.39
area_land_km2 = 27.87
area_water_km2 = 1.52
population_as_of = 1 January, 2007
population_note = Source: CBS, [http://statline.cbs.nl/ Statline] .
settlement_type = Municipality
population_total = 25867
population_density_km2 = 928
timezone = CET
utc_offset = +1
timezone_DST = CEST
utc_offset_DST = +2
latd = 52.05
latNS = N
longd = 4.65
longEW = E
website = [http://www.waddinxveen.nl www.waddinxveen.nl]

. 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.

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 [Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, "Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten", KNAW, 2006. [http://www.knaw.nl/publicaties/pdf/20061061.pdf Online edition] ] .

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

Gallery

References

External links

* [http://www.waddinxveen.nl Official Website]
*http://www.plattegronden.nl/gemeentewaddinxveen/


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