Haastrecht

Haastrecht

Haastrecht

Town in South Holland, Netherlands

Haastrecht is a town on the Hollandse IJssel river in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Krimpenerwaard, and lies about 5 km east of Gouda.

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In 2001, the town of Haastrecht had 3302 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 0.58 km², and contained 1325 residences.[1] The statistical area "Haastrecht", which also can include the peripheral parts of the village, as well as the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 2330.[2]

Haastrecht received city rights in 1396. It remained a separate municipality until 1985, when it became part of Vlist.[3]

Haastrecht in 1868
Haastrecht, windmill: boezemmolen nummer 6

References

  1. [1]
    Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001 Archived 2007-01-24 at the Wayback Machine. (Statistics are for the continuous built-up area).
  2. [2]
    Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Statline: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2003-2005. As of 1 January 2005.
  3. [3]
    Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.
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