Wijngaarden
Village in South Holland, Netherlands
51°50′40″N 4°45′40″E / 51.84444°N 4.76111°E / 51.84444; 4.76111 (1 January 2008)
Wijngaarden is a village in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Molenlanden, and lies about 7 km northeast of Dordrecht.
In 2001, the village of Wijngaarden had 300 inhabitants. The built-up area of the village was 0.030 km2, and contained 99 residences.[1] The statistical area "Wijngaarden", which also can include the peripheral parts of the village, as well as the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 730.[2]
Wijngaarden was a separate municipality between 1817 and 1986, when it became part of Graafstroom.,[3] which in turn became part of Molenwaard in 2013.
Economy
Wijngaarden's economy has seen substantial growth in the public sector during 2009, 2010 and 2011.[4]
References
- ^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001. (Statistics are for the continuous built-up area).
- ^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Statline: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2003–2005. As of 1 January 2005.
- ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.
- ^ The economy of Wijngaarden
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Populated places in the municipality of Molenwaard (former municipality)
- Bleskensgraaf
- Groot-Ammers
- Langerak
- Nieuw-Lekkerland
- Nieuwpoort
- Streefkerk
- Brandwijk
- Gijbeland
- Goudriaan
- Kinderdijk
- Molenaarsgraaf
- Ottoland
- Oud-Alblas
- Wijngaarden
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