Papendrecht
Papendrecht | |
|---|---|
Drawbridge in Papendrecht | |
Location in South Holland | |
| Coordinates: 51°50′N 4°41′E / 51.833°N 4.683°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | South Holland |
| Government | |
| • Body | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Margreet van Driel (No party) |
| Area | |
• Total | 10.79 km2 (4.17 sq mi) |
| • Land | 9.41 km2 (3.63 sq mi) |
| • Water | 1.38 km2 (0.53 sq mi) |
| Elevation | −1 m (−3 ft) |
| Population (January 2021) | |
• Total | 32,171 |
| • Density | 3,419/km2 (8,860/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Papendrechter |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postcode | 3350–3356 |
| Area code | 078 |
| Website | www |
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Papendrecht (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈpaːpə(n)drɛxt] ⓘ) is a town and municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland, at the crossing of the River Beneden Merwede and the Noord River. The municipality had a population of 32,171 in 2021 and covers an area of 10.79 km2 (4.17 sq mi) of which 1.38 km2 (0.53 sq mi) is water.
Although Papendrecht is first mentioned in documents dating back to 1105, it remained a small settlement until the 1950s. In the 1960s its development accelerated and almost its entire area is now urbanized. It is, however, known for its 180-year-old linden tree by the river.