Papendrecht () is a town and municipality in the western

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, 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 ...

, at the crossing of the River Beneden Merwede and the Noord River. The municipality had a population of in and covers an area of of which is 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. It is, however, known for its 180-year-old linden tree by the river.

Economy

The largest company headquartered in Papendrecht is Royal Boskalis Westminster. The aerospace company Fokker Technologies is also headquartered in Papendrecht. Detail papendrecht wikipedia

Transportation

Papendrecht has three

water taxi A water taxi or a water bus is a watercraft used to provide public or private transport, usually, but not always, in an urban environment. Service may be scheduled with multiple stops, operating in a similar manner to a bus, or ...

stops, one at the Beneden Merwede River, one at the Noord River, and one near Kooihaven. Bus services are provided by

Arriva Arriva plc is a British multinational public transport company headquartered in Sunderland, England.Qliner ( part of Arriva ) has got a stop in Papendrecht for its bus service from

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and back.

Notable people

* Anton Willem Nieuwenhuis (1864–1953) a Dutch explorer and physician, studied the Dayak people * Carel Visser (1928-2015) a Dutch abstract-minimalist, constructivist sculptor * Jan Klijnjan (born 1945) a Dutch former international footballer with over 300 club caps *

Ronald Bandell Ronald Johan Gottlieb Bandell (24 August 1946 – 16 November 2015) was a Dutch civil servant and politician of the Political Party of Radicals (PPR) and later the Labour Party (PvdA). Bandell was born in Gouda. He was mayor of Moordrecht (19 ...

(1946–2015) a Dutch civil servant and politician, Mayor of Papendrecht 1987-1995 *

Yolanda Hadid Yolanda Hadid (; van den Herik; formerly Foster; born ) is a Dutch-born American television personality and former model. She is best known as a star of the American reality-television show ''The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills''. She is mothe ...

(born 1964) a Dutch-American TV personality and former model *

Guido van der Werve Guido van der Werve (born 1977) is a Dutch filmmaker and visual artist. Personal details Van der Werve was born in Papendrecht, the Netherlands and currently lives and works in Finland and Berlin. He pursued studies in industrial design, archa ...

(born 1977) a Dutch filmmaker and visual artist IMDb Database
retrieved 03 February 2020 *

Liza van der Most Liza Estefany van der Most (born 8 October 1993) is a Dutch footballer who plays as defender for AFC Ajax in the Eredivisie and the Netherlands women's national football team. Club career As youth player, she played at VV Papendrecht before s ...

(born 1993) a Dutch footballer, who has played 137 games for

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women *

Julia Bergshoeff Julia Bergshoeff (born 14 August 1997) is a Dutch model. She was discovered in April 2013 by a booker from Ulla Models and is currently ranked on the "Top 50 Models Women" list by Models.com. During her first season, she was an exclusive for Pr ...

(born 1997) a Dutch fashion model

Gallery

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References

External links

Official WebsiteCulturele Raad Papendrecht, the Local Arts Council
Municipalities of South Holland Populated places in South Holland Alblasserwaard Drechtsteden {{SouthHolland-geo-stub