Waddinxveen (Netherlands)

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Name (Latin)
Waddinxveen (Netherlands)
Other forms of name
nnaa Waddinxveen, Netherlands
Waddingsveen (Netherlands)
Coordinates
4.65139 4.65139 52.045 52.045 (gooearth )
E0043905 E0043905 N0520242 N0520242 (geonames )
Associated country
Netherlands
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 130221477
Wikidata: Q826048
Library of congress: n 83049117
Sources of Information
  • GeoNames, algorithmically matched, 2009(ppl; 52°02ʹ42ʺN 004°39ʹ05ʺE)
  • Verboom, W. Waddinxveen in oude ... 1969.

Wikipedia description:

Waddinxveen (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌʋɑdɪŋksˈfeːn] ) is a town and municipality along the Gouwe river in the western Netherlands in the province of South Holland near Gouda. The municipality had a population of 30,479 in 2021 and covers an area of 29.40 km2 (11.35 sq mi) of which 1.63 km2 (0.63 sq mi) is water. A small piece of artwork named De Vergeten Plek (Dutch for 'The Forgotten Place') marks the lowest point on the Dutch polders, 7.01 meters below Amsterdam Ordnance Datum.

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