Zwijndrecht, Netherlands


Zwijndrecht is a town and municipality in the western Netherlands. It is located in the province of South Holland, at the southern tip of the island of IJsselmonde, and at the confluence of the rivers Oude Maas, Beneden-Merwede, and Noord.

Population

The town of Zwijndrecht is one of the "Drecht" cities. Part of the suburban zone south of Rotterdam, it has grown from around 6,000 inhabitants in 1960, to about 45,000 today.
Since 2003, the municipality of Zwijndrecht also includes the villages of Heerjansdam and Kleine-Lindt. It had a population of in.
Zwijndrecht has the highest concentration of Estonians in the Netherlands.
The Evangelical Theological Academy is located here.

Transportation

The town is served by a railway station of the same name.
By train you go north to Rotterdam and The Hague, and south it takes you to either Breda or Roosendaal.
Water bus routes 21 and 24 both stop at, connecting it with the following:
The road buses are operated by Qbuzz. Routes connect to Dordrecht, Rotterdam and other places in the Drechtsteden.
Also Zwijndrecht is an important town for cargo transportation. It connects highways together with highway A16 and it connects rivers together with river De Oude Maas. Even for train cargo they have an important connection. For train cargo there is a classification yard that's called Kijfhoek, It's one of the most important and biggest classification yards in Europe.

Twin cities

Zwijndrecht is currently twinned with:
CityCountrySince
Norderstedt Germany1981
Poprad Slovakia2000
Zwijndrecht Belgium2004

Notable people