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Bolnes, municipality of Ridderkerk
Bolnes, municipality of Ridderkerk
Country	Netherlands
Province	South Holland
Area
• Total	2 km2 (0.8 sq mi)
Population (1 January, 2004)
• Total	7,300
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Website	www.ridderkerk.nl

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Bolnes is a Dutch village in the municipality of Ridderkerk in the province of South Holland. It is situated on the island IJsselmonde on the south bank of the river Nieuwe Maas, just east of the junction with the Hollandse IJssel, bordering on the municipality of Rotterdam.
In 2004, 7300 people lived in Bolnes. Intensive farming and especially shipbuilding used to be the main employers, the latter attracting hundreds of migrant workers from Spain in the 1960's. Shipbuilding went into decline in the 1970's and closed down altogether in 1986. Farming has all but disappeared because the built up area was greatly extended during the last 50 years. Bolnes has lost much of its character as a working class village alongside the riverdyke; apart from an adequate number of shops and a post office there is little employment in the village itself. Many people commute to Ridderkerk, Rotterdam or Dordrecht. A regional bus connection is the only form of public transport in the village itself. However, tram- and train stations are not too far away, in the adjacent Roterdam area.

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-'''Bolnes''' is a [[village]] in the municipality of [[Ridderkerk]], [[South Holland]], the [[Netherlands]]. It is situated on the island [[IJsselmonde (island)|IJsselmonde]] on the south bank of the river [[Nieuwe Maas]], just east of the junction with the [[Hollandse IJssel]], bordering on the municipality of [[Rotterdam]]. <br> In [[2004]], 7300 people lived in Bolnes. Intensive farming and especially shipbuilding used to be the main employers, the latter attracting hundreds of migrant workers from Spain in the 1960's. Shipbuilding went into decline in the 1970's and closed down altogether in 1986. Farming has all but disappeared because the built up area was greatly extended during the last 50 years. Bolnes has lost much of its character as a working class village along the riverdyke; apart from an adequate number of shops and a post office there is little employment in the village itself. Many people commute to Ridderkerk, Rotterdam or Dordrecht.
+'''Bolnes''' is a Dutch [[village]] in the municipality of [[Ridderkerk]] in the province of [[South Holland]]. It is situated on the island [[IJsselmonde (island)|IJsselmonde]] on the south bank of the river [[Nieuwe Maas]], just east of the junction with the [[Hollandse IJssel]], bordering on the municipality of [[Rotterdam]]. <br> In [[2004]], 7300 people lived in Bolnes. Intensive farming and especially shipbuilding used to be the main employers, the latter attracting hundreds of migrant workers from Spain in the 1960's. Shipbuilding went into decline in the 1970's and closed down altogether in 1986. Farming has all but disappeared because the built up area was greatly extended during the last 50 years. Bolnes has lost much of its character as a working class village alongside the riverdyke; apart from an adequate number of shops and a post office there is little employment in the village itself. Many people commute to Ridderkerk, Rotterdam or Dordrecht.
+A regional bus connection is the only form of public transport in the village itself. However, tram- and train stations are not too far away, in the adjacent Roterdam area.
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 [[Category:Cities, towns and villages in South Holland]]