Graafstroom () is a former municipality in the western

Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherl ...

, in the province of

South Holland South Holland ( nl, Zuid-Holland ) is a province of the Netherlands with a population of over 3.7 million as of October 2021 and a population density of about , making it the country's most populous province and one of the world's most densely ...

, and the region of Alblasserwaard. The former municipality had a population of 9,697 in 2004, and covered an area of 69.32 km² (26.76 mile²) of which 2.21 km² (0.85 mile²) was water. Since 2013 Graafstroom had been a part of the new municipality of

Molenwaard Molenwaard () is a former municipality in the western Netherlands, in the southeastern part of the province of South Holland, and the northwestern part of the region of Alblasserwaard. It was the result of a merger of the municipalities of Gra ...

(ceased to exist in 2019). The former municipality of Graafstroom consisted of the following population centres:

Bleskensgraaf en Hofwegen Bleskensgraaf is a town in the Netherlands, Dutch province of South Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Molenlanden, and lies about 10 km northeast of Dordrecht. It has an area of 1272 hectares. On 1 January 2009 Bleskensgraaf and Hof ...

, Brandwijk, Goudriaan, Molenaarsgraaf, Ottoland, Oud-Alblas, and

Wijngaarden 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. In 2001, the village of Wijngaarden had 300 inhabitants. The built-up area of the ...

External links

Official websiteStatistics in Dutch
(pdf) - with (towards the end) a map showing the neighborhoods and (a few pages further) the population figures etc. as well as the grouping into quarters * Arriva Region West

- select bus line 151 1986 establishments in the Netherlands States and territories established in 1986 Municipalities of the Netherlands disestablished in 2013 Former municipalities of South Holland Molenlanden {{SouthHolland-geo-stub