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Encyclopedia > Papendrecht
Papendrecht
Country Netherlands
Province South Holland
Area (2006)
 - Municipality 10.77 km²  (4.2 sq mi)
 - Land 9.47 km² (3.7 sq mi)
 - Water 1.30 km² (0.5 sq mi)
Population (1 January 2007)
 - Municipality 531,394
 - Density 53,315/km² (138,085.2/sq mi)
  Source: CBS, Statline.
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 - Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)

Papendrecht (population: 530,914 in 2004) is a town in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland, along the River Beneden Merwede. The municipality covers an area of 10.77 km² (of which 1.30 km² water). South Holland (Dutch Zuid-Holland) is a province of the Netherlands, located in the west of the country on the North Sea coast. ... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... A square mile is an English unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (≈1,609 m) in length. ... January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... Population density by country, 2006 Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. ... Statistics Netherlands is a Dutch governmental institution that gathers statistical information about the Netherlands. ... A time zone is a region of the Earth that has adopted the same standard time, usually referred to as the local time. ... Time zones of Europe: Light colours indicate countries not observing summer time Central European Time (CET) is one of the names of the time zone that is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. ... Central European Time West Africa Time British Summer Time* Irish Summer Time* Western European Summer Time* Category: ... Though DST is common in Europe and North America, most of the worlds people do not use it. ... Time zones of Europe: Pale colours indicate countries without daylight saving Central European Summer Time (CEST) is one of the names of UTC+2 time zone, 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. ... Eastern European Time Central Africa Time Israel Standard Time South Africa Standard Time Central European Summer Time West Africa Summer Time Category: ... The purpose of this page is to lay out our policies for handling sounds, and give people some useful information for handling sound files. ... South Holland (Dutch Zuid-Holland) is a province of the Netherlands, located in the west of the country on the North Sea coast. ... The Beneden Merwede is a stretch of river in the Netherlands, the continuation of the Boven Merwede after the branching-off of the Nieuwe Merwede ship canal. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ...


Although Papendrecht is first mentioned in documents dating back to 1105, it remained a small settlement until the 1950s. In the 1960s its development really took off.


Waterbus:

Satellite image of part of the Rhine-Meuse delta, showing the Island of Dordrecht and the eponymous city (7) Dordrecht (population 119,649 (2004)), or in English: Dort, is a city in the Dutch province of South Holland, the third largest city of the province. ... Zwijndrecht is a town in the province of South Holland in the Netherlands at the southern tip of the island of IJsselmonde, opposite Dordrecht. ... Satellite image of the Rhine-Meuse delta, showing the Biesbosch (8) The Biesbosch (Reed Woods) is one of the largest natural parks of the Netherlands. ... Sliedrecht (population: 23,837 in 2004) is a town in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. ...

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Papendrecht Hotels - hotels in Papendrecht with discounts. Mercure Hotel Papendrecht (399 words)
The 4 star hotel Mercure Papendrecht is a and cosy hotel situated in the typically Dutch "Alblasserwaard", an area of reclaimed land near Rotterdam and Dordrecht.
While it may lie in the countryside, the Mercure Hotel Papendrecht is only a few kilometres away from the versatile metropolis of Rotterdam and the historic town centre of Dordrecht.
From A16; follow exit 20 (N3 Papendrecht), exit Papendrecht, direction "centrum", the hotel is situated at the roundabout.
Papendrecht - English (459 words)
Papendrecht provided for the ferry to Dordrecht, the name Papendrecht refers to that function.
The little statue of Aaichie symbolises the history of Papendrecht, Aaichie is peeling peas, an activity of the poor peasants in the past.
At the moment houses are being built along the river Merwede with a view over the river and in the vicinity of the new public transport; the Waterbus.
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