Groenswaard
District of Waddinxveen
in Gemeente Waddinxveen of South Holland, Netherlands
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Rotterdam Airport (11 mi) - Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (19 mi)
- Lelystad Airport (47 mi)
- Eindhoven Airport (51 mi)
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Antwerp International Airport (Deurne) (60 mi) - De Kooy Airport (61 mi)
- Brussels Airport (79 mi)
- Hasselt Airport (81 mi)
- Maastricht Aachen Airport (92 mi)
- Mill Network at Kinderdijk-Elshout (Unesco heritage, 11 mi)
- Van Nellefabriek (Unesco heritage, 13 mi)
- Rietveld Schröderhuis (Rietveld Schröder House) (Unesco heritage, 21 mi)
- Seventeenth-Century Canal Ring Area of Amsterdam inside the Singelgracht (Unesco heritage, 24 mi)
- Defence Line of Amsterdam (Unesco heritage, 25 mi)
- Droogmakerij de Beemster (Beemster Polder) (Unesco heritage, 37 mi)
- Plantin-Moretus House-Workshops-Museum Complex (Unesco heritage, 58 mi)
- Flemish Béguinages (Unesco heritage, 70 mi)
- La Grand-Place, Brussels (Unesco heritage, 84 mi)
- Stoclet House (Unesco heritage, 84 mi)
- Drievliet (amusement park, (13 mi)
- Diergaarde Blijdorp (zoo, (12 mi)
- Artis (zoo, (25 mi)
- Archeon (amusement park, (5 mi)
- Linnaeushof (amusement park, (19 mi)
- Vogelpark Avifauna (zoo, (7 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 52.045 and 4.651 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 52° 2' 41" and E 4° 39' 5"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Euro - EUR
- Spoken languages:
- Dutch, Western Frisian
- Local electricity:
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- Local Time: 10:35 AM (Thursday)
- Timezone: Europe/Amsterdam
- UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:55 am and 9:20 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -44.033 and -176.367 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Ouwenga - References
- This place on Geonames.org
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Delve into Groenswaard
The district Groenswaard of Waddinxveen in Gemeente Waddinxveen (South Holland) with it's 5,160 habitants Groenswaard is a district located in Netherlands about 25 mi south-west of Amsterdam, the country's capital town.
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Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 18°C / 64 °F
| Morning Temperature | 9°C / 48 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 18°C / 64 °F |
| Night Temperature | 12°C / 53 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 62% |
| Air Pressure | 1028 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Light breeze with 5 km/h (3 mph) from South |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 92% of sky |
| General Conditions | Overcast clouds |
Friday, 10th of May 2024
19°C (66 °F)
13°C (56 °F)
Overcast clouds, light breeze.
Saturday, 11th of May 2024
19°C (67 °F)
15°C (59 °F)
Overcast clouds, gentle breeze.
Sunday, 12th of May 2024
21°C (71 °F)
15°C (59 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Best Western Plus City Hotel Gouda
Van der Valk - Nieuwerkerk aan de IJssel ROTTERDAM
Het Oosten
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De Utrechtsche Dom
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
South Holland
South Holland is a province situated on the North Sea in the western part of the Netherlands. The provincial capital is The Hague and its largest city is Rotterdam. South Holland is one of the most densely populated and industrialised areas in the world. With a population of 3,502,595 (30 November 2009) and an area of 3,403 km², the province has the highest population density in the Netherlands.
Hazerswoude
Hazerswoude is a former municipality in the Dutch province of South Holland. It contained the towns of Hazerswoude-Dorp and Hazerswoude-Rijndijk, and the villages Groenendijk and Bent. Hazerswoude was a separate municipality until 1991, when it became part of Rijneveld.
Zevenkamp
Zevenkamp is a neighborhood of Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Gnephoek
Gnephoek is a polder in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Alphen aan den Rijn, and lies about 2 km west of Alphen aan den Rijn. The statistical area "Gnephoek", which also can include the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 250.
Benthorn
Benthorn is a hamlet in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is located in the municipality of Rijnwoude, about 2 km east of the centre of Benthuizen. Benthorn used to be a heerlijkheid (manor), owned by the States of Holland and West Friesland. It was sold to Adam Adriaan van der Duyn, lord of 's Gravemoer, in 1724. In 1812, Benthorn became a part of the municipality of Hazerswoude, but on 1 April 1817 it became a separate municipality again. According to the 19th century historian A.J.
Broek, Gouda
Broek was a municipality in the Dutch province of South Holland, located west and north of Gouda. A longer name of the municipality, Broek, Bloemendaal, Broekhuizen, Thuil en het Weegje names the polders that are part of the municipality. Broek was a separate municipality between 1817 and 1870, when it became part of Waddinxveen. The polder "Broek" is now part of the municipality of Gouda, as is part of Bloemendaal.
Nesselande
Nesselande' is a new extension on the east side of the city of Rotterdam, in South Holland, the Netherlands. It is part of the borough of Prins Alexander. Formerly Zevenhuizen-Moerkapelle, consists of three development area's: Tuinstad, Badplaats and Waterwijk. On the south side, located near the A20 motorway, there will be a modest businesspark, to form a logical buffer between the motorway and the housing.
Gouderak
Gouderak is a village in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is located 4 km southwest of Gouda on the river Hollandsche IJssel, in the municipality of Ouderkerk. Gouderak was a separate municipality until 1985, when it merged with Lageweg and Ouderkerk aan den IJssel became part of Ouderkerk.
Hogeveen
Hogeveen is a hamlet in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is located in the municipality of Rijnwoude, about 2 km south of Hazerswoude-Dorp. Hogeveen (then also spelled Hoogeveen) was a separate municipality between 1817 and 1855, when it merged with Benthuizen. The municipality was often called "Hoogeveen in Rijnland" to distinguish it from the municipality Hoogeveen in Delfland, also in South Holland.
Moerkapelle
Moerkapelle is a village in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is located about 6 km east of the city of Zoetermeer, in the municipality of Zevenhuizen-Moerkapelle. Moerkapelle was a separate municipality between 1817 and 1991, when it merged with Zevenhuizen, to create a new municipality originally called "Moerhuizen". In 1992, it changed its name to Zevenhuizen-Moerkapelle. Its name is derived from the combination of moeras (swamp) and kapel (chapel).
Noord-Waddinxveen
Noord-Waddinxveen is a former municipality in the Dutch province of South Holland. It covered the northern half of the village Waddinxveen. The municipality existed between 1817 and 1870, when it merged with Zuid-Waddinxveen.
Oudshoorn
Oudshoorn is a former village in the Dutch province of South Holland. It was located on the Oude Rijn, opposite the village of Alphen, with which it merged to form the city of Alphen aan den Rijn. Oudshoorn was a separate municipality until 1918, when it became part of Alphen aan den Rijn.
Tempel, Berkel en Rodenrijs
Tempel, or officially De Tempel, is a former municipality in the Dutch province of South Holland. It was located about 3 km southwest of the center of the current village of Berkel en Rodenrijs. According to the 19th century historian A.J. van der Aa, Tempel was named after a manor house that used to be located in the area. around the beginning of the 19th century, the house was long gone.
Zevenhuizen, Zuidplas
Zevenhuizen is a village in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is located about 12 km northeast of the city of Rotterdam. Zevenhuizen was a separate municipality until 1991, when it merged with Moerkapelle to form the new municipality of Moerhuizen (renamed in 1992 to Zevenhuizen-Moerkapelle). Since 2010 Zevenhuizen-Moerkapelle is part of the new municipality of Zuidplas.
Zuid-Waddinxveen
Zuid-Waddinxveen is a former municipality in the Dutch province of South Holland. It covered the southern half of the village Waddinxveen. The municipality existed between 1817 and 1870, when it merged with Noord-Waddinxveen.
Gouda railway station
Gouda is a railway station in Gouda, the Netherlands. The station opened on 21 May 1855 when the Nederlandsche Rhijnspoorweg-Maatschappij (Dutch Rijn Railway Company) opened the Utrecht–Rotterdam railway. The Gouda–Den Haag railway to The Hague was opened in 1870, and the connection to Alphen a/d Rijn in 1934. Trains running between Den Haag Centraal / Rotterdam Centraal and Utrecht Centraal call at the station, as well as the RijnGouweLijn connection to Alphen a/d Rijn.
Gouwestreek
The Gouwestreek (a Dutch word meaning the "Gouwe area") is the area around Gouda in the province of South Holland in the Netherlands. "Gouwe" refers to the (now canalised) river Gouwe, which runs through Gouda. The Gouwestreek is not an official or precisely defined region, but generally speaking it includes the following municipalities: Bodegraven-Reeuwijk Boskoop Gouda Waddinxveen Zuidplas
Waddinxveen railway station
Waddinxveen is a railway station in Waddinxveen, the Netherlands. The station opened on 7 October 1934 and is on the Gouda–Alphen aan den Rijn railway.
Waddinxveen Noord railway station
Waddinxveen Noord is a railway station in northern Waddinxveen, the Netherlands. The station opened on 3 June 1973 and is on the Gouda–Alphen aan den Rijn railway.
Zuidplaspolder
The Zuidplaspolder is a polder in the western Netherlands, located northeast of Rotterdam. It reaches a depth of 7.0 metres under the mean sea level. This makes it, along with Lammefjord in Denmark, the lowest point of Western Europe and the European Union.
Janskerk, Gouda
The Sint Janskerk in Gouda, the Netherlands, is a large Gothic church, known especially for its stained glass windows, for which it has been placed on the UNESCO list of Dutch monuments.
Nesselande (Rotterdam Metro)
Nesselande is a subway station on Line B of the Rotterdam Metro and is situated in Rotterdam-Nesselande. It is the northern terminus of the line. The station, designed by architect Hans Moor, was opened on August 29, 2005, as part of the one-station extension of the East-West Line or Caland Line from its previous terminus De Tochten. Unlike the section between Capelsebrug and De Tochten, this section does not use overhead wires to provide traction power, but uses a third rail instead.
De Tochten (Rotterdam Metro)
De Tochten is a subway station on Line B of the Rotterdam Metro and is situated in Rotterdam-Zevenkamp. It is penultimate station of the line. The station was opened on April 19, 1984. It has served as terminus for a long time, until the opening of the one-station extension towards the new Nesselande station on August 29, 2005.
Ambachtsland (Rotterdam Metro)
Ambachtsland is a station on Line B of the Rotterdam Metro and is situated in the Zevenkamp neighbourhood of Rotterdam.
Archeon (Netherlands)
Archeon is an archeological living museum in Alphen aan den Rijn, the Netherlands, which opened in 1994. It brings the past to life in various historical settings from various historical periods of Dutch history with reenactors playing the parts of people from those times. Archeon is host to several festivals such as the Midsummer Fair, the Midwinter Fair and the Roman Festival.
These districts also belong to Waddinxveen.
Other districtsThese are districts that are close by, but belong to a different city than Waddinxveen.
- Leidschenveen
- Schiphol-Rijk
- Forepark
- Hoornwijk
- Schiphol
- Binckhorst
- Haagse Bos
- Laakkwartier en Spoorwijk
- Stationsbuurt
- Centrum
- Willemspark
- Schildersbuurt
- Groente- en Fruitmarkt
- Oostduinen
- Archipelbuurt
- Westbroekpark en Duttendel
- Zeeheldenkwartier
- Transvaalkwartier
- Wateringse Veld
- Van Stolkpark en Scheveningse Bosjes
- Belgisch Park
- Regentessekwartier
- Zuiderpark
- Zorgvliet
- Rustenburg en Oostbroek
- Duinoord
- Geuzen- en Statenkwartier
- Valkenboskwartier
- Leyenburg
- Bomen- en Bloemenbuurt
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Waddinxveen.
