Pijnacker-Nootdorp

Pijnacker-Nootdorp
Pijnacker-Nootdorp
	Municipality
	Aerial view of Pijnacker
	Flag Coat of arms
	Location in South Holland
	Coordinates: 52°1′N 4°26′E
Country	Netherlands
Province	South Holland
Established	1 January 2002[1]
Government [2]
• Body	Municipal council
• Mayor	Francisca Ravestein (D66)
Area [3]
• Total	38.61 km2 (14.91 sq mi)
• Land	37.36 km2 (14.42 sq mi)
• Water	1.25 km2 (0.48 sq mi)
Elevation [4]	−2 m (−7 ft)
Population (January 2019)[5]
• Total	54,331
• Density	1,454/km2 (3,770/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode	2630–2632, 2640–2645
Area code	015
Website	www.pijnacker-nootdorp.nl

Pijnacker-Nootdorp ([ˈpɛi̯nʔɑkər ˈnoːtdɔrp] (listen) population: 54,331 in 2019) is a suburban municipality in the Randstad conurbation in the Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The municipality covers an area of 38.61 km² (14.91 sq mi) of which 1.25 km² (0.48 sq mi) is water.

The municipality of Pijnacker-Nootdorp comprises the following towns, villages and townships: Delfgauw, Nootdorp, Oude Leede, Pijnacker and (parts of) newly built Ypenburg. It is the result of merging the municipalities of Pijnacker and Nootdorp in 2002, with parts being annexed by neighbouring The Hague. It is part of the Haaglanden conurbation centred on The Hague, but it is also close to Delft and Rotterdam.

Nootdorp is connected to The Hague through the Randstadrail public transport system, and also with a tram line.

Topography

Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Pijnacker-Nootdorp, June 2015

Notable people

Maria van Oosterwijck, 1671

Maria van Oosterwijck (1630 in Nootdorp – 1693) a Dutch Golden Age painter, specializing in still lifes
Prof. Jaap Schrieke (1884 in Pijnacker – 1976) minister during the German occupation of the Netherlands
Jan Janssen (born 1940 in Nootdorp) a Dutch former professional cyclist and winner of the 1968 Tour de France
Klaas de Vries (born 1943) a retired Dutch politician, lives in Pijnacker
Theo Lalleman (1946 in Pijnacker – 2013) a Dutch writer, publisher, video-artist, and cultural entrepreneur
Rita Verdonk (born 1955) a retired Dutch politician, lives in Nootdorp
Nancy van der Burg (born 1992 in Delfgauw) a Dutch racing cyclist

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Gallery

City Hall of Pijnacker-Nootdorp
Voorgevel verenigingsgebouw C.J.M.V. - Pijnacker
Korenmolen Windlust Nootdorp
Ackerdijkse Plassen

References

"Gemeentelijke indeling op 1 januari 2002" [Municipal divisions on 1 January 2002]. cbs.nl (in Dutch). CBS. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
"Burgemeester Rik Buddenberg" [Mayor Rik Buddenberg] (in Dutch). Gemeente Pijnacker-Nootdorp. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
"Kerncijfers wijken en buurten" [Key figures for neighbourhoods]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
"Postcodetool for 2641EZ". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
"Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2019.

External links

Official website

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[1] "Gemeentelijke indeling op 1 januari 2002" [Municipal divisions on 1 January 2002]. cbs.nl (in Dutch). CBS. Retrieved 18 August 2013.

[mayor_now-2] "Burgemeester Rik Buddenberg" [Mayor Rik Buddenberg] (in Dutch). Gemeente Pijnacker-Nootdorp. Retrieved 18 August 2013.

[3] "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten" [Key figures for neighbourhoods]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2014.

[AHN-4] "Postcodetool for 2641EZ". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 18 August 2013.

[5] "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2019.