Papendrecht

Papendrecht
—  Municipality  —
Flag Coat of arms
Coordinates: 51°50′N 4°41′E / 51.83°N 4.69°E / 51.83; 4.69Coordinates: 51°50′N 4°41′E / 51.83°N 4.69°E / 51.83; 4.69
Country	Netherlands
Province	South Holland
Area(2006)
• Total	10.77 km2 (4.2 sq mi)
• Land	9.47 km2 (3.7 sq mi)
• Water	1.30 km2 (0.5 sq mi)
Population (1 January, 2007)
• Total	31,394
• Density	3,315/km2 (8,585.8/sq mi)
	Source: CBS, Statline.
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Website	www.papendrecht.nl

Papendrecht ( pronunciation (help·info)) is a town and municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland, at the crossing of the River Beneden Merwede and the Noord River. The municipality had a population of 30,914 in 2004, and covers an area of 10.77 km² (of which 1.30 km² water).

Although Papendrecht is first mentioned in documents dating back to 1105, it remained a small settlement until the 1950s. In the 1960s its development accelerated and almost its entire area is now urbanized.

Detail of Papendrecht from 1615.

Transportation

Papendrecht has two Water taxi stops, one at the Beneden Merwede River, and one at the Noord River. The entire trajectory of the Water taxi is:

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

Papendrecht also has a relatively high density of bus connections, mostly provided by Arriva.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Papendrecht

• Official Website
• http://www.plattegronden.nl/papendrecht/
• Culturele Raad Papendrecht, the Local Arts Council
• Papendrecht News in Dutch
• Theater De Willem
• History of Papendrecht (Dutch)

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