's-Gravendeel

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's-Gravendeel
Flag of the town of 's-Gravendeel
flag 		Coat of arms of the village of 's-Gravendeel
coat of arms
province South Holland South Holland
local community Flag of the municipality of Hoeksche Waard Hoeksche Waard
Area
 - land
 - water 		20.68  km 2
18.77 km 2
1.91 km 2
Residents 8,925 (Jan. 1, 2017)
Coordinates 51 ° 47 '  N , 4 ° 37'  E Coordinates: 51 ° 47 '  N , 4 ° 37'  E
Important traffic route N217
prefix 078
Postcodes 3291-3293, 3295
Website Homepage of 's-Gravendeel

's-Gravendeel ( pronunciation ? / i ) is a place and a former municipality in the Dutch province of South Holland . The community extended over an area of ​​20.69 square kilometers. On January 1, 2007, it was merged with the municipality of Binnenmaas (since 2019 part of the municipality of Hoeksche Waard ). Today the place has 8,925 inhabitants. Audio file / audio sample

's-Gravendeel is located in the east of Hoeksche Waard on Dordtse Kil and is on the Kiltunnel with the city of Dordrecht connected. The village was founded in 1593 in the eastern corner of the just then newly reclaimed polder Nieuw-Bonaventura founded. Today the villages De Wacht and Schenkeldijk still belong to the municipality.

The inhabitants of 's-Gravendeel are often disparagingly referred to as Seuter, i.e. potatoes baked in lard .

religion

There are five churches in the parish of 's-Gravendeel, of which the building of the Dutch Reformed Church stands out . It stands right in the center of the village and is half surrounded by a small moat filled with water . The place where this church stands is often referred to as De Heul . This Reformed congregation belongs to the Protestant Church of the Netherlands , as does that of the Reformed Church of Encounter on the Leinenacker . You can also find church buildings of the Christian Reformed Church , the Reformed Congregation in the Netherlands and the Old Reformed Congregation .

Center with Reformed Church

education

In 's-Gravendeel there are two public primary schools, a Protestant-Christian school and a school for immigrants and asylum seekers . The latter is called Het Mozaïek .

Industry and retail

Most of the retail stores are in the village center around the church. There are, among other things, two supermarkets and a larger fashion store.

The industrial area of ​​'s-Gravendeel, Mijlpolder is in the north of the village. The car manufacturer Vandenbrink had production facilities here until the beginning of 2004 .

Scheepssloperij Nederland BV operates a demolition yard in the port of 's-Gravendeel .

The mechanical engineering company Viscon Group is based in 's-Gravendeel.

traffic

's-Gravendeel is on the N217 , which runs east through the Kiltunnel and finally meets the A16 and the N3 , the bypass of Dordrecht. In the northwest, the N217 connects to the A29 and the north of the Hoekschen Waard .

The town is served by the Arriva bus routes 165, 166, 176, 266, 268, 668 and 864.

  • 's Gravendeel, the Reformed Church

  • Mill: korenmolen het Vliegend Hert

politics

Distribution of seats in the municipal council

Political party Seats
1990 1994 1998 2002
PvdA 6th 4th 4th 5
CDA 4th 3 3 3
VVD 2 2 2 2
SGP 1 2 2 2
D66 - 2 2 1
total 13 13 13 13

Web links

Commons : 's-Gravendeel  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2017 Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek , accessed on May 21, 2018 (Dutch)
  2. ↑ Allocation of seats in the municipal council , accessed on May 21, 2018 (Dutch)