Waddinxveen
Waddinxveen | |
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Vertical-lift bridge over the Gouwe in Waddinxveen | |
Location in South Holland | |
| Coordinates: 52°3′N 4°39′E / 52.050°N 4.650°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | South Holland |
| Government | |
| • Body | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Evert Jan Nieuwenhuis (SGP) |
| Area | |
• Total | 29.40 km2 (11.35 sq mi) |
| • Land | 27.77 km2 (10.72 sq mi) |
| • Water | 1.63 km2 (0.63 sq mi) |
| Elevation | −2 m (−7 ft) |
| Population (January 2021) | |
• Total | 30,479 |
| • Density | 1,098/km2 (2,840/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Waddinxvener |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postcode | 2740–2743 |
| Area code | 0182 |
| Website | www |
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Waddinxveen (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌʋɑdɪŋksˈfeːn] ⓘ) is a town and municipality along the Gouwe river in the western Netherlands in the province of South Holland near Gouda. The municipality had a population of 30,479 in 2021 and covers an area of 29.40 km2 (11.35 sq mi) of which 1.63 km2 (0.63 sq mi) is water.
A small piece of artwork named De Vergeten Plek (Dutch for 'The Forgotten Place') marks the lowest point on the Dutch polders, 7.01 meters below Amsterdam Ordnance Datum.