Bolnes

Bolnes
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

Bolnes is a village in the municipality of Ridderkerk, South Holland, the Netherlands. 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. Shipbuilding used to be the main industry, attracting migrant workers from Spain in the 1960's, but it went into decline in the 1970's and closed down altogether in 1986. It has lost much of its character as a working class village on the waterfront; apart from some shops there is little employment in the village itself. Many people commute to Ridderkerk, Rotterdam or Dordrecht.