Zwijndrecht (Netherlands)

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Zwijndrecht municipality
Flag of the municipality of Zwijndrecht
flag 		Coat of arms of the municipality of Zwijndrecht
coat of arms
province South Holland South Holland
mayor Hein van der Loo ( CDA )
Seat of the municipality Zwijndrecht
Area
 - land
 - water 		22.77  km 2
20.34 km 2
2.43 km 2
CBS code 0642
Residents 44,656 (Jan 31, 2019)
Population density 1961 inhabitants / km 2
Coordinates 51 ° 49 ′  N , 4 ° 39 ′  E Coordinates: 51 ° 49 ′  N , 4 ° 39 ′  E
Important traffic route A16 E19
prefix 078
Postcodes 2995, 3331-3336
Website Homepage of Zwijndrecht
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Zwijndrecht seen from Dordrecht

Audio file / audio sample Zwijndrecht ? / i [ ˈzʋɛi̯ndɾɛxt ] is a village and amunicipalityin theDutch province of South Holland, with 44,656 inhabitants (January 31, 2019) and an area of ​​22.77 square kilometers (20.34 km² land, 2.43 km² water). It is located on the river islandIJsselmondeand borders onHendrik-Ido-Ambacht(with whose development the city has already completely merged),BarendrechtandRidderkerk, nearRotterdam. The village and the former municipality ofHeerjansdam havealso been within the municipality of Zwijndrecht since 2003. Zwijndrecht has been functioning as a suburb of the city ofDordrecht, which lies south of it, on the top of theOude Maas, for years. The population has been falling slowly for several years.

places

  • Zwijndrecht, where the municipal administration is located
  • Heerjansdam

Location and economy

Zwijndrecht is located on the north bank of the Oude Maas arm of the Rhine , just opposite Dordrecht , as well as on the Noord Canal and the Beneden-Merwede arm of the Rhine . This "three-river corner" is the most traveled waterway in the Netherlands. Zwijndrecht has a train station on the Rotterdam - Dordrecht - Breda / Roosendaal - Antwerp railway line . Subsequent to this station and in the neighboring Barendrecht is of the railway junction belonging Rotterdam only Dutch rail yard Kijfhoek . Zwijndrecht is on the A16 Rotterdam - Dordrecht motorway . Between Zwijndrecht and Dordrecht, this motorway runs through a tunnel under the water of the Oude Maas.

The industry produces u. a. Concrete; there are some shipyards. The company Van Leeuwen is a large international steel trader. Much business in Zwijndrecht thanks its existence to the proximity of the port of Rotterdam. However, there are also quite a few commuters living in Zwijndrecht who work in Dordrecht, Rotterdam, etc.

history

The name Zwijndrecht comes from zwin (channel under water only at high tide; compare Zwin near Bruges ) and drecht (ferry, ford, crossing point; compare the many other places there with names on -drecht ). When the place was first mentioned in a document in 1005 or 1006, it was still possible to reach Dordrecht from here dry-footed at low tide. At that time there were a few dikes, but these could not cope with a storm surge in 1322. Count Wilhelm III then decreed. von Holland in cooperation with the influential Mr. Hendrik (Heinrich) van Brederode in 1331 the embankment of the river islands. Anyone who carried out part of the dike or had it carried out became "Ambachtsheer" (official) of the newly won polderland . Several places arose on this, including Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht , Heerjansdam and an extension of Zwijndrecht. At that time it was not yet a real village, just the "waard" (Werder), an entire diked area. But even afterwards the area was hit several times by floods, of which the Elisabeth flood in November 1421 was the worst.

In the Middle Ages these places developed from fishing villages to farming and gardening settlements. From the 15th century onwards, Zwijndrecht developed as the center of the salt trade; later, however, mainly as an agricultural center. Around 1850, the Zwijndrecht gardeners began exporting vegetables to Great Britain and Germany. When shipping between Rotterdam and the Ruhr area across the Rhine increased sharply around 1900 , the village changed into a small industrial town. In the meantime, many large companies have left Zwijndrecht after 1975 for environmental and economic reasons.

politics

Distribution of seats in the municipal council

Local elections 2018
 %
30th
20th
10
0
26.3
16.2
11.6
11.3
8.2
7.7
7.6
6.3
4.9
n. k.
ABZ
CU / SGP
ZPP
PZW
Gains and losses
compared to 2014
 % p
 10
   8th
   6th
   4th
   2
   0
  -2
  -4
  -6
+8.1
± 0.0
-3.0
-1.6
-4.1
+1.0
-3.9
+1.6
+4.9
-3
ABZ
CU / SGP
ZPP
PZW

The local elections on March 21, 2018 resulted in the following distribution of seats:

Political party Seats
2006 2010 2014 2018
Algemeen Belang Zwijndrecht 3 5 5 8th
ChristenUnie / SGP 4th 4th 5 5
CDA 6th 4th 4th 3
VVD 4th 5 4th 3
D66 1 3 3 2
Zwijndrechtse Plus Partij - - 2 2
PvdA 9 4th 3 2
GroenLinks 2 2 1 1
SP - - - 1
Perengenootschap Zwijndrechtse Waard - - 0 -
total 29 27 27 27

mayor

Hein van der Loo ( CDA ) has been the acting mayor of the municipality since June 5, 2019 . His colleagues include the alderman Jolanda de Witte (D66), Jos Huizinga ( CDA ), Jacqueline van Dongen (Algemeen Belang Zwijndrecht) and the acting municipal secretary Gerrit van Hofwegen.

Town twinning

Attractions

  • The sculpture garden in one of the city parks
  • The village church of Heerjansdam (built in the 15th century)

sons and daughters of the town

Web links

Commons : Zwijndrecht  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b Nieuwe burgemeester in Zwijndrecht. In: rijksoverheid.nl. Rijksoverheid, May 20, 2019, accessed June 8, 2019 (Dutch).
  2. ↑ Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand . In: StatLine . Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (Dutch)
  3. ↑ Result of the local elections: 2014 2018 , accessed on June 13, 2018 (Dutch)
  4. ↑ Allocation of seats in the municipal council: 2006 2010 2014 2018 , accessed on June 13, 2018 (Dutch)
  5. ↑ Samenstelling College / portefeuilleverdeling Gemeente Zwijndrecht, accessed on June 13, 2018 (Dutch)