Zwijndrecht, Netherlands

For the Belgian ceety bi the same name, see: Zwijndrecht, Belgium.

Location o Zwijndrecht in Sooth Holland

Zwijndrecht (pronunciation ) is a ceety an municipality (Dutch: gemeente) locatit in the province o Sooth Holland, Netherlands. It is at the soothren tip o the island o IJsselmonde, at the confluence o the rivers Oude Maas, Beneden-Merwede, an Noord.

The municipality

Syne the umwhile municipality o Heerjansdam merged wi it in 2003, the municipality o Zwijndrecht an aa includes the veelages o Heerjansdam an Kleine-Lindt. It haes 45,445 indwallers as o 2011.

The toun

The toun o Zwijndrecht is ane o the "Drecht" ceeties. Pairt o the suburban zone sooth o Rotterdam, it haes grown frae aroond 6,000 indwallers in 1960, tae aboot 42,000 the day.

The toun is served bi a railway station o the same name (Station Zwijndrecht).

A waterbus route 2 stop (Zwijndrecht Veerplein) connects it wi the follaein:

• Dordrecht Merwekade
• Dordrecht Hooikade
• Papendrecht Veerdam
• Papendrecht Oosteind
• Hollandse Biesbosch
• Sliedrecht Middeldiep

Freemit airtins

• Offeecial wabsteid o the municipality (in Dutch)
• Map o the toun o Zwijndrecht Archived 2011-08-05 at the Wayback Machine (in Dutch)
• Map o the veelage o Heerjansdam Archived 2006-03-08 at the Wayback Machine (in Dutch)