Hardinxveld-Giessendam

Hardinxveld-Giessendam
Water tower Hardinxveld [nl]
Flag of Hardinxveld-Giessendam
Coat of arms of Hardinxveld-Giessendam
Highlighted position of Hardinxveld-Giessendam in a municipal map of South Holland
Location in South Holland
Coordinates: 51°49′N 4°50′E / 51.817°N 4.833°E / 51.817; 4.833
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceSouth Holland
Established1 January 1957[1]
Government
 • BodyMunicipal council
 • MayorDirk Heijkoop (CDA)
Area
 • Total
19.35 km2 (7.47 sq mi)
 • Land16.91 km2 (6.53 sq mi)
 • Water2.44 km2 (0.94 sq mi)
Elevation3 m (10 ft)
Population
 (January 2021)[5]
 • Total
18,413
 • Density1,089/km2 (2,820/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode
3370–3373
Area code0184
Websitewww.hardinxveld-giessendam.nl
Dutch topographic map of the municipality of Hardinxveld-Giessendam, June 2015

Hardinxveld-Giessendam (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɦɑrdɪŋksfɛlt ˌxisə(n)ˈdɑm] )[a] is a municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. It is located about 10 km east of Dordrecht, on the river Beneden-Merwede. The municipality had a population of 18,413 in 2021 and covers an area of 19.35 km2 (7.47 sq mi) of which 2.44 km2 (0.94 sq mi) is water.

The municipality of Hardinxveld-Giessendam consists of the two population centres Giessendam/Neder-Hardinxveld and Boven-Hardinxveld. Until they were merged in 1957,[6] Giessendam and Hardinxveld were two municipalities, consisting of only a few streets and dykes and only a few thousand inhabitants.

The town's economy is for a large part dependent on ship building (e.g. Damen Shipyards Group) and general contracting. Several industry parks are present.

  1. ^ "Historie" [History] (in Dutch). Gemeente Hardinxveld-Giessendam. Archived from the original on 10 May 2013. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
  2. ^ "Collegeleden" [Members of the board] (in Dutch). Gemeente Hardinxveld-Giessendam. Archived from the original on 10 May 2013. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
  3. ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  4. ^ "Postcodetool for 3371AL". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
  5. ^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  6. ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.


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