Wijngaarden

Wijngaarden

Wijngaarden

Village in South Holland, Netherlands

Not to be confused with Weingarten.

Wijngaarden is a village in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Molenlanden, and lies about 7 km northeast of Dordrecht.

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In 2001, the village of Wijngaarden had 300 inhabitants. The built-up area of the village was 0.030 km2, and contained 99 residences.[1] The statistical area "Wijngaarden", which also can include the peripheral parts of the village, as well as the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 730.[2]

Wijngaarden was a separate municipality between 1817 and 1986, when it became part of Graafstroom.,[3] which in turn became part of Molenwaard in 2013.

Economy

Wijngaarden's economy has seen substantial growth in the public sector during 2009, 2010 and 2011.[4]

References

  1. [1]
    Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001. (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.
  4. [4]
    The economy of Wijngaarden


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