Waddinxveen () is a town and municipality along the
Gouwe river in the western
Netherlands
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in the province of
South Holland near
Gouda. The municipality had a population of in and covers an area of of which 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
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History
The first reference to the area is from 1233, when on April 20,
Floris IV, Count of Holland, sold an area of peat lands along the Gouwe River for 200 Dutch pounds to Nicolas of Gnepwijk, Lord of Aalsmeer and Woubrecht. The area was given the name "Waddinxvene". Because of this event, Waddinxveen celebrated its 750-year anniversary in 1983.
Between 1817 and 1870, Waddinxveen was dissolved and its area split into the municipalities of Noord-Waddinxveen and Zuid-Waddinxveen.
[Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, ''Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten'', KNAW, 2006, p. 191]
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) Due to further expanding, those two municipalities reunited into one.
Topography
2013-Waddinxveen.jpg, Dutch Topographic map of Waddinxveen, July 2013
Notable people
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Tjark de Vries (born 1965), rower
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Mark Vanderloo (born 1968), model
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Pepijn van den Nieuwendijk
Pepijn van den Nieuwendijk (Waddinxveen, October 13, 1970) is a Dutch painter and ceramist.
Life and work
Van den Nieuwendijk graduated in 1995 as a graphic designer. After his studies he focused on illustrating and painting, until he came int ...
(born 1970), painter and ceramist
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Mirjam Overdam (born 1973), water polo player
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Sharon den Adel (born 1974), songwriter, singer and fashion designer
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Robert Westerholt
Robert Westerholt (born 2 January 1975) is a Dutch musician, known as the guitarist and co-founder of the symphonic metal band Within Temptation. He also writes music for the band along with his partner and band vocalist Sharon den Adel. He us ...
(born 1975), musician and guitarist
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Martijn Westerholt (born 1979), keyboardist and songwriter
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Roald van Hout
Roald van Hout (born 23 April 1988]) is a Dutch association football, footballer who plays as a winger for Hoofdklasse club UDI '19. He formerly played for RKC Waalwijk, Sparta Rotterdam, FC Eindhoven
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(born 1988), footballer
Gallery
Kerkweg-Oost 218, Waddinxveen.jpg, Kerkweg-Oost, Waddinxveen
Hefbrug Zuidkade.jpg, The Hefbrug bridge at Waddinxveen crossing the Gouwe
Plasweg 9, Waddinxveen. De Schouw.jpg, Plasweg, Waddinxveen. De Schouw
Brugkerk Waddinxveen.jpg, The Brug church
References
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Waddinxveen,
Municipalities of South Holland
Populated places in South Holland