Albrandswaard

Albrandswaard (Dutch: [ɑlˌbrɑntsˈʋaːrt] (listen)) is a municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The municipality had a population of 25,271 as of 2019, and covers an area of 23.76 km2 (9.17 sq mi) of which 1.89 km2 (0.73 sq mi) is water.

Albrandswaard
Municipality
Castle of Rhoon
Flag
Coat of arms
Location in South Holland
Coordinates: 51°52′N 4°24′E
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceSouth Holland
Government
 • BodyMunicipal council
 • MayorJolanda de Witte (D66)
Area
 • Total23.76 km2 (9.17 sq mi)
 • Land21.87 km2 (8.44 sq mi)
 • Water1.89 km2 (0.73 sq mi)
Elevation0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (January 2019)[4]
 • Total25,271
 • Density1,156/km2 (2,990/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Albrandswaarder
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode
3160–3176
Area code010
Websitewww.albrandswaard.nl

The municipality of Albrandswaard consists of the village of Poortugaal in the west and Rhoon in the east. They were separate municipalities until 1985. The name was taken from the historic municipality of Albrandswaard en Kijvelanden, which existed until 1842, when it joined Poortugaal.[5] Albrandswaard actually is a polder located between Rhoon and Poortugaal.

Both villages have a metro station on Rotterdam Metro line D (Poortugaal station and Rhoon station), which connect them to Rotterdam and to the main railway network from Rotterdam Centraal in the east, and to Hoogvliet and Spijkenisse in the west.

Topography

Topographic map of the municipality of Albrandswaard, Sept. 2014.

Notable people
  • Kasteel van Rhoon Bijgebouw
  • Hervormde Kerk, Poortugaal
  • De Oude Maas ter hoogte van Heinenoord
  • Overzicht voorgevel met toppilasters - Rhoon
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References
  1. "Samenstelling college" [Board members]. Bestuur en organisatie (in Dutch). Gemeente Albrandswaard. Archived from the original on 2012-07-18. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
  2. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten" [Key figures for neighbourhoods]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  3. "Postcodetool for 3176PD". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
  4. "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  5. Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.


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