Editing Barendrecht

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| name                    = Barendrecht
| settlement_type         = [[Town]] and [[List of municipalities of the Netherlands|municipality]]
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| image_alt               = A water tower standing in the middle of several small, end 19th-century houses
| image_caption           = [[Water tower]] of Barendrecht
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| shield_alt              = The coat of arms mimics the flag. The bands are equal width, the lion rampant is in the middle and number of green rectangles are changed to four and three on top and two and one in the bottom.
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| government_footnotes    = <ref name="mayor_now">{{cite web
 |url=http://www.barendrecht.nl/bestuur-organisatie/samenstelling-college_3291/item/drs-j-jan-van-belzen_7523.html
 |title=drs J. (Jan) van Belzen
 |language=nl
 |work=Samenstelling College
 |publisher=Gemeente Barendrecht
 |access-date=20 February 2013
 |url-status=dead
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140725184539/http://www.barendrecht.nl/bestuur-organisatie/samenstelling-college_3291/item/drs-j-jan-van-belzen_7523.html
 |archive-date=25 July 2014
}}</ref>
| governing_body          = [[Municipal council (Netherlands)|Municipal council]]
| leader_party            = [[Christian Democratic Appeal|CDA]]
| leader_title            = [[Burgemeester|Mayor]]
| leader_name             = [[Govert Veldhuizen]] (acting)
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| elevation_footnotes     = <ref name="AHN">{{cite web
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 |title = Postcodetool for 2991AA
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 |author = <!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->
 |work = Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland
 |publisher = Het Waterschapshuis
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'''Barendrecht''' ({{IPA|nl|ˈbaːrə(n)ˌdrɛxt|lang|295 Barendrecht.ogg}}) is a town and municipality in the west of the [[Netherlands]], near [[Rotterdam]], [[South Holland]]. The municipality had a population of {{formatnum:{{Dutch municipality population|Barendrecht}}}} in {{YEAR|{{Dutch municipality population|popbaseyear}}}}, and covers an area of {{convert|{{Dutch municipality total area|Barendrecht}}|km2|abbr=on}} of which {{convert|{{Dutch municipality water area|Barendrecht}}|km2|abbr=on}} is water.<!--- The writer [[Jan Geurt Gaarlandt]] has been Lord of Barendrecht since 1995.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://educatief.historischbarendrecht.nl/het-gemeentehuis-aan-het-binnenhof/articles/hedendaagse-ambachtsheer.html |title=De hedendaagse ambachtsheer |website=Barendrecht Educatief |language=nl |access-date=17 November 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129013836/http://educatief.historischbarendrecht.nl/het-gemeentehuis-aan-het-binnenhof/articles/hedendaagse-ambachtsheer.html |archive-date=29 November 2014 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> PLEASE DO NOT FRONTLOAD MINOR ISSUES!--->

The municipality of Barendrecht also includes [[Barendrecht-Carnisselande]] and Smitshoek.

==History==
The name "Barendrecht" is derived from the [[Germanic languages|Germanic]] word ''birni'', translated as "mud" or "muddy", and the [[Latin]] word ''trāiectum'' translated as "to cross (a river)" to denote a muddy river crossing.<ref name="deVries1962">{{cite book |last=de Vries |first=Jan |title=Woordenboek der Noord- en Zuidnederlandse plaatsnamen. |trans-title=Dictionary of North and South Netherlands place names |language=nl |year=1962 |publisher=Het Spectrum |location=Utrecht}}</ref><ref name="Moerman1956">{{cite book |last=Moerman |first=H.J. |title=Nederlandse plaatsnamen: Een overzicht |trans-title=Dutch place names: A overview |language=nl |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=l_4UAAAAIAAJ |access-date=13 February 2013 |year=1956 |publisher=E.J.Brill |location=Location }}</ref>

The current municipality of Barendrecht is located in the area of three former [[fiefdom]]s: [[East-Barendrecht]], [[West-Barendrecht]], and [[Carnisse]]. The oldest reference to East-Barendrecht is from 1264. These fiefdoms were in Riederwaard, an area reclaimed from water since the 12th century but had to deal with frequent [[dike breach]]es throughout the 13th and 14th centuries. Further stages in land reclamation, constituting the major part of modern Barendrecht, were the Binnenland polder (1484), Buitenland polder (1555) and Zuidpolder (1649).

During the [[History of the Netherlands#The French-Batavian period (1785–1815)|French Period]], the three fiefdoms were merged into one municipality Barendrecht. After the French Period, it was split into East and West-Barendrecht, but in 1836 it was again united as one municipality.

==Demographics==
{{Historical populations
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|source      = Municipality of Barendrecht, <ref name="hist_pop">{{cite web|url=http://www.barendrecht.nl/over-barendrecht/feiten-cijfers_3311/item/demografische-gegevens_2379.html |title=Bevolkingsgroei vanaf 1930-2010 |date = November 2011|work=Demografische gegevens |publisher=Municipality of Barendrecht: Research and Statistics |language=nl |trans-title=Population growth from 1930-2010 |type=Links to PDF |access-date=8 March 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304035634/http://www.barendrecht.nl/over-barendrecht/feiten-cijfers_3311/item/demografische-gegevens_2379.html |archive-date=4 March 2016 }}</ref> CBS <ref>[https://opendata.cbs.nl/statline/#/CBS/nl/dataset/70072ned/table?dl=6C26B Regionale kerncijfers Nederland]</ref>
|1930 |4799
|1935 |5413
|1940 |5909
|1945 |7286
|1950 |7264
|1955 |7707
|1960 |8809
|1965 |10408
|1970 |12832
|1975 |14687
|1980 |16633
|1985 |18539
|1990 |19937
|1995 |22025
|2000 |28834
|2005 |39310
|2010 |46453
|2015 |47521
|2020 |48714
}}
{{Historical populations
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|source      = Municipality of Barendrecht<ref name="hist_homes">{{cite web|url=http://www.barendrecht.nl/over-barendrecht/feiten-cijfers_3311/item/gegevens-woningen_2383.html |title=Groei woningvoorraad 1961-2011 |date = November 2011|work=Gegevens woningen |publisher=Municipality of Barendrecht: Research and Statistics |language=nl |trans-title=Growth number of homes 1961-2011 |type=Links to PDF |access-date=16 March 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304000432/http://www.barendrecht.nl/over-barendrecht/feiten-cijfers_3311/item/gegevens-woningen_2383.html |archive-date=4 March 2016 }}</ref>
|1965 |2763
|1970 |3587
|1975 |4510
|1980 |5402
|1985 |6403
|1990 |7208
|1995 |8473
|2000 |11279
|2005 |15312
|2010 |18286
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The population of Barendrecht increased ten-fold in the last 80 years from just under 5,000 in 1930 to close to 50,000 in 2010.<ref name="hist_pop" /> During this time the number of homes increased as well, there was an eight-fold increase in the number of homes in the last 50 years from 2,200 in 1961 to 18,400 in 2011.<ref name="hist_homes" /> The overall population increased, whereas the number of persons per household decreased. This is consistent with the general trend in the Netherlands over this period.<ref name="CBS_pers2home">{{cite web |url = http://statline.cbs.nl/StatWeb/publication/?DM=SLNL&PA=37556&D1=50&D2=21,31,61,66,71,76,81,86,91,96,101,111&HDR=G1&STB=T&VW=T |title = Bevolking, huishoudens en bevolkingsontwikkeling; vanaf 1899 |trans-title=Population, households and population growth; from 1899 |language = nl |author = <!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date = 18 March 2013 |work = CBS Statline |publisher = [[Statistics Netherlands|CBS]] |access-date = 19 March 2013}}</ref>

In 2021, Barendrecht had a population of 48,771, of which 23,231 were male (49.4%) and 23,825 female (50.6%). According to the [[Civil registry#Netherlands|civil registry]], 21% of its population were under the age of 14, 11% were between 15 and 24 years old, 27% were from 25 to 44, 28% were from 45 to 64 and 13% were 65 years of age or older. The [[marital status]] of the municipality was distributed such that 46% of its population was married, 45% never married, 6% divorced and 4% widowed. 26,08% of the population of Barendrecht was [[Allochtoon|from foreign origin]]. The foreign origin of the municipality was 7,99% [[Western world|Western]], 4% [[Suriname]], 3% [[Turkey]], 2% [[Morocco]], 1% [[Netherlands Antilles|Dutch Caribbean]] and 8,81% from other countries.<ref name="CBS_2012_demographics">{{cite web |url = http://statline.cbs.nl/StatWeb/publication/?DM=SLNL&PA=70904ned&D1=3-20,26-32&D2=0,9162&D3=l&LA=EN&HDR=T&STB=G1,G2&VW=T |title = Kerncijfers wijken en buurten |trans-title=Key figures for neighbourhoods |language = nl |author = <!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date = 20 December 2012 |work = CBS Statline |publisher = [[Statistics Netherlands|CBS]] |access-date = 21 March 2013}}</ref>

Barendrecht had 18,615 [[household]]s in 2012, this corresponds to an average of 2.5 persons per household. Of these households, 24% were made up of individuals, 30% were couples with no children under 18 living with them and 45% contained children under 18.<ref name="CBS_2012_demographics" />

==Geography==
[[File:Gem-Barendrecht-OpenTopo.jpg|thumb|left|400px|alt=Detailed topographic map of Barendrecht|Topographic map of Barendrecht]]

===Subdivisions===
Municipalities are the lowest tier of public administration in the Netherlands. They are, however, further subdivided into districts (''wijken'') and neighbourhoods (''buurten'') for administrative use. Barendrecht is subdivided into 23 districts, of which 20 are [[Residential area|residential]], two [[Rural area|rural]] and one all [[business park]]s combined. The latter three have the lowest population density and largest area of all districts. The district with the highest population is Meerwede in [[Vinex-location]] Carnisselande, this district also has the highest population density.<ref name="CBS_wijken"/> Each district is further subdivided in neighbourhoods. Some district consist of one neighbourhood, others consist of up to 14 neighbourhoods; the rural and business park districts are subdivided the most. The smallest neighbourhood has a size of {{convert|0.07|km2|sqmi|abbr=on|sortable=on}}, the largest spans {{convert|1.69|km2|sqmi|abbr=on|sortable=on}}. Some neighbourhoods are unpopulated; the largest [[population density]] for a neighbourhood in Barendrecht is {{convert|9691|/km2|/sqmi|abbr=on|sortable=on}}.<ref>{{cite web |date= 1 August 2014 |access-date= 28 August 2014 |trans-title= Key figures and neighborhoods 2009-2012 |title= Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2009-2012 |url= http://statline.cbs.nl/StatWeb/publication/?DM=SLNL&PA=70904ned&D1=3,15,122-124&D2=8044-8128&D3=l&LA=EN&HDR=T&STB=G1,G2&VW=T |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140828134832/http://statline.cbs.nl/StatWeb/publication/?DM=SLNL&PA=70904ned&D1=3,15,122-124&D2=8044-8128&D3=l&LA=EN&HDR=T&STB=G1,G2&VW=T |archive-date= 28 August 2014 |website= statline.cbs.nl }}</ref>
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! scope="row" style="background-color:transparent"|Ter Leede
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! scope="row" style="background-color:transparent"|Voordijk
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! scope="row" style="background-color:transparent"|Riederhoek
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|[[File:Map - NL - Barendrecht - Wijk 30 Buitengebied Noord.svg|120px|alt=Location of Buitengebied Noord district in Barendrecht]]
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==Sports==
Barendrecht is home to two [[Association football|football]] clubs; [[BVV Barendrecht]], which plays at the [[Topklasse|fourth level]] of the [[Football in the Netherlands|Dutch football pyramid]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://senioren.voetbal.nl/clubs_comp/competities/comp/zaterdag-topklasse |title=Zaterdag Topklasse |trans-title=Saturday Topklasse |language=nl |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |work=Clubs & Competities [Clubs & Competitions] |publisher=[[Royal Dutch Football Association|KNVB]] |access-date=19 June 2013}}</ref> and [[VV Smitshoek]] which plays at the [[Hoofdklasse|fifth tier]] of the football pyramid.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vvsmitshoek.nl/index.php?option=com_joomleague&view=ranking&p=1%3Azaterdag-hoofdklasse-b-20122013&type=0 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130714040458/http://www.vvsmitshoek.nl/index.php?option=com_joomleague&view=ranking&p=1:zaterdag-hoofdklasse-b-20122013&type=0 |url-status=dead |archive-date=14 July 2013 |title=Zaterdag Hoofdklasse B 2012/2013 |trans-title=Saturday Hoofdklasse B 2012/2013 |language=nl |website=vvsmitshoek.nl |publisher=VV Smitshoek |access-date=19 June 2013 }}</ref> BVV Barendrecht won the [[KNVB Amateur Cup]] in the 2008–09 season, they were banned from the [[2011–12 KNVB Cup]] after winning their first round matchup.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rijnmond.nl/sport/13-06-2009/barendrecht-wint-de-knvb-beker |title=Barendrecht wint de KNVB-beker |trans-title=Barendrecht wins KNVB Cup |language=nl |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=13 June 2009 |website=rijnmond.nl |publisher=[[RTV Rijnmond]] |access-date=19 June 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.knvb.nl/nieuws/16592/barendrecht-uit-knvb-bekercompetitie |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130714040457/http://www.knvb.nl/nieuws/16592/barendrecht-uit-knvb-bekercompetitie |url-status=dead |archive-date=14 July 2013 |title=Barendrecht uit competitie KNVB beker gezet |trans-title=Barendrecht banned from KNVB Cup |language=nl |website=knvb.nl |date=14 September 2011 |publisher=[[Royal Dutch Football Association|KNVB]] |access-date=19 June 2013 }}</ref> In addition to these clubs there are also numerous other sport clubs,<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://lokaaltotaal.nl/barendrecht/organisaties-en-verenigingen/sport.html |title=Sport |language=nl |website=lokaaltotaal.nl |publisher=Gemeente Barendrecht |access-date = 9 July 2013}}</ref> including organized [[badminton]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.theflyingshuttle.nl/|title=The Flying Shuttle|language=nl |publisher=Badminton club The Flying Shuttle|access-date=9 July 2013}}</ref> [[basketball]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cbvbinnenland.nl|title=CBV Binnenland|language=nl |publisher=Christelijke basketbal vereniging Binnenland|access-date=9 July 2013}}</ref> [[Team handball|handball]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.savosa.nl|title=SAVOSA|language=nl |publisher=Handbalvereniging SAVOSA|access-date=9 July 2013}}</ref> [[Field hockey|hockey]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hcbarendrecht.nl|title=HC Barendrecht|language=nl |publisher=Hockeyclub Barendrecht|access-date=9 July 2013}}</ref> [[korfball]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kvvitesse.nl|title=K.V. Vitesse|language=nl |publisher=Korfbalvereniging Vitesse|access-date=9 July 2013}}</ref> [[tennis]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tvbarendrecht.nl|title=TV Barendrecht|language=nl |publisher=Tennisvereniging Barendrecht|access-date=9 July 2013}}</ref> [[track and field]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cavenergie.nl|title=C.A.V. Energie|language=nl |publisher=Christelijke atletiekvereniging Energie|access-date=9 July 2013}}</ref> [[volleyball]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cvv-spirit.nl|title=Spirit|language=nl |publisher=Christelijke volleyballvereniging Spirit|access-date=9 July 2013}}</ref> and [[water polo]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.zpb.nl|title=ZPB|language=nl |publisher=Zwem- en Polovereniging Barendrecht|access-date=9 July 2013}}</ref> Due to its proximity to Rotterdam, Barendrecht occasionally is the scene for road events starting or finishing in Rotterdam, it is the penultimate municipality on the route of the {{convert|520|km|mi|abbr=on}} annual [[Roparun|Paris-Rotterdam relay run]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.roparun.nl/route-2013.html |title=Route 2013 |language=nl |website=roparun.nl |publisher=[[Roparun]] |access-date=13 July 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130610095133/http://www.roparun.nl/route-2013.html |archive-date=10 June 2013 }}</ref>

Athletes from Barendrecht have also had individual success, mostly notably quadruple [[Olympic Games|Olympic]] [[Swimming (sport)|swimming]] champion [[Inge de Bruijn]]. She won four gold medals, two silver medals and two bronze medals in the [[Freestyle swimming|freestyle]] and [[Butterfly stroke|butterfly]] events at the [[Swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics|2000]] and [[Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics|2004 Summer Olympics]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.olympic.org/inge-de-bruijn |title=Inge de Bruin medals |website=olympic.org |publisher=[[International Olympic Committee]] |access-date=13 July 2013}}</ref> During her career she won a total of 36 medals in major competitions, 18 of these medals were gold. She has also held three [[List of world records in swimming|world records]] in [[Olympic-size swimming pool|long course]] swimming.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nocnsf.nl/cms/showpage.aspx?id=2348 |title=Inge de Bruijn krijgt FBK-Carriereprijs |trans-title=Inge de Bruijn gets FBK career prize |language=nl |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |website=nocnsf.nl |date=28 August 2009 |publisher=[[NOC*NSF]] |access-date=13 July 2013}}</ref> Several players on the Dutch water polo teams during the [[Water polo at the 1984 Summer Olympics|1984]] and [[Water polo at the 2000 Summer Olympics|2000 Summer Olympics]] were from Barendrecht as well.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/friv/birthplaces.cgi?id=12046 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417044459/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/friv/birthplaces.cgi?id=12046 |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020 |title=Olympic Athletes Born in Barendrecht, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands |website=sports-reference.com |publisher=[[Sports Reference LLC]] |access-date=13 July 2013}}</ref>

== Government ==
Barendrecht, as all Dutch municipalities, is ruled by both a board of mayor and aldermen and a municipal council. The [[Municipal council (Netherlands)|municipal council]] is elected every four years.<ref name="4year_term">{{URL|http://www.government.nl/issues/constitution-and-democracy/documents-and-publications/regulations/2012/10/18/the-constitution-of-the-kingdom-of-the-netherlands-2008.html|Article 129}}, ''[[Constitution of the Netherlands]]''. Retrieved on 24 April 2013.</ref> The number of councillors varies over time due to changes in the municipal population. It is the highest administrative body in the municipality and controls public policy. The [[Executive (government)|executive power]] lies with the [[College van burgemeester en wethouders|executive board]], which consists of a [[Burgemeester|mayor]] and multiple aldermen. The mayor is appointed by the crown and the alderman are elected by the municipal council, typically after each municipal election.<ref name="act_mayor_term_and_aldermen">{{cite act |title = Gemeentewet [Municipalities Act] |trans-title=Municipalities Act |number =96  |article =61.1 and 35.1 |language = nl |date = 14 February 1992 |url = http://wetten.overheid.nl/BWBR0005416/volledig/geldigheidsdatum_08-04-2013 |access-date = 8 April 2013}}</ref> Thieu van de Wouw, member of the [[Christian Democratic Appeal|CDA]] party, was major of Barendrecht from 1989 to his retirement in 2005.<ref>{{cite news|date=24 March 2009 |title=M. Th. van de Wouw overleden |trans-title=M. Th. van de Wouw passed away |url=http://www.deweekkrant.nl/artikel/2009/maart/24/m._th._van_de_wouw_overleden/ |newspaper=Het Zuiden Barendrecht |language=nl |publisher=[[Wegener (company)|Wegener Media]] |access-date=20 February 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140531104837/http://www.deweekkrant.nl/artikel/2009/maart/24/m._th._van_de_wouw_overleden/ |archive-date=31 May 2014 }}</ref> [[Jan van Belzen]] was appointed as mayor in July 2005, Van Belzen was mayor of [[Graafstroom (former municipality)|Graafstroom]] before taking the same function in Barendrecht.<ref>{{cite news|date=20 March 2005 |title=Van Belzen burgemeester Barendrecht |trans-title=Van Belzen mayor Barendrecht |url=http://www.rijnmond.nl/nieuws/20-05-2005/van-belzen-burgemeester-barendrecht |website=rijnmond.nl |language=nl |publisher=[[RTV Rijnmond]] |access-date=31 March 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140531091241/http://www.rijnmond.nl/nieuws/20-05-2005/van-belzen-burgemeester-barendrecht |archive-date=31 May 2014 }}</ref> In 2011 Van Belzen was appointed for another six-year term as mayor.<ref>{{cite news|date=17 May 2011 |title=Herbenoeming Jan van Belzen |trans-title=Jan van Belzen reappointed |url=http://www.deweekkrant.nl/pages.php?page=1780431 |newspaper=Het Zuiden Barendrecht |language=nl |publisher=[[Wegener (company)|Wegener Media]] |access-date=31 March 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140531105225/http://www.deweekkrant.nl/pages.php?page=1780431 |archive-date=31 May 2014 }}</ref> The municipal council has traditionally been contested by national parties, the first local party was founded for the [[Dutch municipal elections, 2014|2014 elections]]. The local representation per party typically changed with the national fortunes of these parties. The municipal elections of 2014 had the following results: the local party Our Interest Barendrecht won nine out of 29 seats, [[Christian Democratic Appeal]] won the largest share of the popular vote of all national parties in that election. Our Interest Barendrecht won also the elections of 2018 but did not participate in the local government. They also won the elections of 2022, but this time they are the only party governing the municipality.<ref>[https://barendrechtnu.nl/nieuws/politiek/37135/nieuwe-college-deels-geinstalleerd-van-der-linden-en-vermaat-wethouder-zoektocht-naar-2-anderen-gaat-verder Nieuwe college deels geïnstalleerd: Van der Linden en Vermaat wethouder, zoektocht naar 2 anderen gaat verder], Barendrecht NU, 7 April 2022</ref>

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|+ '''Municipal election results'''
|-
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=center colspan=3|
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=center colspan=3|2006
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=center colspan=3|2010
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=center colspan=3|2014
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=center colspan=3|2018
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=center colspan=3|2022
|-
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=center colspan=3|Party
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=center|Votes
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right|%
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right|Seats
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=center|Votes
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right|%
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right|Seats
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=center|Votes
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right|%
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right|Seats
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=center|Votes
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right|%
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right|Seats
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=center|Votes
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right|%
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right|Seats
|-
|bgcolor=#eeaa00 colspan=2 width=2|
|align=left|Our Interest Barendrecht||colspan=6 align=center|Did not participate||5,661||28.88||'''9'''||9,131||44.67||'''14'''||12,813||59.56|| '''20'''
|-
| {{party color cell|Christian Union (Netherlands)|2px}}
| {{party color cell|Reformed Political Party|2px}}
|align=left|[[ChristianUnion]]–[[Reformed Political Party]]||2,504||13.67||'''4'''||2,377||13.30||'''4'''||2,507||12.79||'''4'''||2,406||11.77||'''3'''||2,010||9.34||'''3'''
|-
| {{party color cell|Christian Democratic Appeal|4px|colspan=2}}
|align=left|[[Christian Democratic Appeal]]||3,949||21.56||'''6'''||3,481||19.48||'''6'''||3,403||17.36||'''5'''||2,484||12.15||'''4'''||1,480||6.88||'''2'''
|-
| {{party color cell|People's Party for Freedom and Democracy|4px|colspan=2}}
|align=left|[[People's Party for Freedom and Democracy]]||4,887||26.68||'''7'''||5,638||31.55||'''9'''||3,239||16.53||'''5'''||2,356||11.52||'''3'''||1,263||5.87||'''1'''
|-
| {{party color cell|Dutch Labour Party|4px|colspan=2}}
|align=left|[[Labour Party (Netherlands)|Labour Party]]||4,118||22.48||'''6'''||2,289||12.81||'''4'''||1,490||7.60||'''2'''||1,665||8.14||'''2'''||1,205||5.60||'''1'''
|-
| {{party color cell|GreenLeft|4px|colspan=2}}
|align=left|[[GreenLeft]]||1,923||10.50||'''3'''||2,137||11.96||'''3'''||866||4.42||'''1'''||1,280||6.26||'''2'''||1,178||5.48||'''1'''
|-
| {{party color cell|Democrats 66|4px|colspan=2}}
|align=left|[[Democrats 66]]||936||5.11||'''1'''||1,950||10.91||'''3'''||2,434||12.42||'''3'''||1,121||5.48||'''1'''||1,024||4.76||'''1'''
|-
|bgcolor=#eeaa00 colspan=2 width=2|
|align=left|We Barendrecht||colspan=12 align=center|Did not participate||541||2.51|| '''0'''
|-
|- style="background-color:#E9E9E9"
|align=left colspan=3|'''Total valid votes'''||'''18,317'''||'''100'''||'''27'''||'''17,872'''||'''100'''||'''29'''||'''19,600'''||'''100'''||'''29'''||'''20,443'''||'''100'''||'''29'''||'''21,514'''||'''100'''||'''29'''
|- style="background-color:#E9E9E9"
|align=left colspan=3|Invalid/blank votes||108||0.59|| ||97||0.54|| ||151||0.76|| ||143||0.69|| ||82||0.38||
|- style="background-color:#E9E9E9"
|align=left colspan=3|'''Total'''||'''18,425'''|||| ||'''17,969'''|||| ||'''19,751'''|||| ||'''20,586'''|||| ||'''21,596'''||||
|- style="background-color:#E9E9E9"
|align=left colspan=3|Registered voters/turnout||30,742||59.93|| ||34,540||52.02|| ||35,499||55.64|| ||36,885||55.81|| ||37,963||56.89||
|-
|align=left colspan=12|<small>Source: 2006,<ref>[https://www.verkiezingsuitslagen.nl/verkiezingen/detail/GR20060307/634760 Gemeenteraad 7 maart 2006], Kiesraad</ref> 2010,<ref>[https://www.verkiezingsuitslagen.nl/verkiezingen/detail/GR20100303/634748 Gemeenteraad 3 maart 2010], Kiesraad</ref> 2014, <ref>[https://www.verkiezingsuitslagen.nl/verkiezingen/detail/GR20140319/634759 Gemeenteraad 19 maart 2014], Kiesraad</ref> 2018,<ref>[https://www.verkiezingsuitslagen.nl/verkiezingen/detail/GR20180321/671708 Gemeenteraad 21 maart 2018], Kiesraad</ref> 2022 <ref>[https://www.verkiezingsuitslagen.nl/verkiezingen/detail/GR20220316/731124 Gemeenteraad 16 maart 2022], Kiesraad</ref></small>
|}

Most policy decisions by the municipality do not garner widespread attention. Barendrecht is faced with the same issues as other suburban municipalities in providing [[public service]]s and managing [[land-use planning]]. To study industrial scale [[carbon capture and storage]] methods, large-scale demonstration projects have been suggested to study what happens – the safety and other effects can only be fully studied in large-scale experiments.<ref>{{cite journal |last=Van Noorden |first=Richard |date=18 February 2010 |title=Carbon sequestration: Buried trouble |url=http://www.nature.com/news/2010/100217/full/463871a.html |journal=[[Nature (journal)|Nature]] |publisher=[[Nature Publishing Group]] |volume=463 |issue= 7283|pages=871–873 |doi=10.1038/463871a |access-date=29 May 2014 |pmid=20164897|doi-access=free }}</ref> In 2007 it was suggested to inject {{convert|10|e6MT|ST LT}} of [[carbon dioxide]] {{convert|2|km|mi|abbr=on}} underground in former gas fields in Barendrecht.<ref name="CCS_cancelled">{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Dutch Drop Plan to Store Carbon Dioxide Underground |url=https://www.foxnews.com/world/dutch-drop-plan-to-store-carbon-dioxide-underground/ |website=[[Fox News Channel|Fox News]] |location=The Hague |publisher=[[Associated Press]] |date=4 November 2010 |access-date=29 May 2014}}</ref> Earlier studies had suggested to avoid trials in densely populated areas, such as Barendrecht, to eliminate the risk of a repeat of the [[Lake Nyos#1986 disaster|Lake Nyos disaster]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Chazan |first=Guy |date=21 April 2009 |title=Shell's Plan to Lead in Storage of Carbon Dioxide Hits a Snag |url=https://www.wsj.com/news/articles/SB124024483430835389 |newspaper=[[The Wall Street Journal]] |publisher=[[Dow Jones & Company]] |access-date=29 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160314040228/http://www.wsj.com/news/articles/SB124024483430835389 |archive-date=14 March 2016 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> The suggestion to make Barendrecht a test site was met with local criticism, because of the experimental nature of the plan and because no ongoing monitoring of the fields would be performed.<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=18 April 2009 |title=Nee tegen CO2 is weloverwogen |trans-title=No against CO2 is thought-out |url=http://www.technischweekblad.nl/nee-tegen-co2-is-weloverwogen.80643.lynkx |language=nl |newspaper= [[Technisch Weekblad]] |publisher=Bèta Publishers |access-date=29 May 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Carbon storage? Dutch town says not here |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna33837127 |website=[[NBCNews.com]] |publisher=[[NBCUniversal]] |date=11 October 2009 |access-date=29 May 2014}}</ref> The municipal council of Barendrecht rejected the plan in June 2009 after their concerns were not met.<ref>{{URL|1=http://barendrecht.notudoc.nl/cgi-bin/showdoc.cgi/action=view/id=70966/type=pdf/raadsbesluit_principebesluit_co2_opslag.pdf|2=Principebesluit CO2 opslag}} [Principle decision carbon storage], Gemeente Barendrecht. 29 June 2009. Retrieved 29 May 2014.</ref> The [[Politics of the Netherlands|central government]] initially opted to overrule the council; they reversed their opinion in October 2010 and cancelled the plan.<ref name="CCS_cancelled"/><ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=4 November 2010 |title=Chronologie CO2-opslag Barendrecht |trans-title=Chronology carbon storage Barendrecht |url=http://www.trouw.nl/tr/nl/4324/Nieuws/article/detail/1820958/2010/11/04/Chronologie-CO2-opslag-Barendrecht.dhtml |language=nl |newspaper=[[Trouw]] |publisher=[[Algemeen Nederlands Persbureau]] |access-date=29 May 2014}}</ref>

==Infrastructure==
[[File:Vaanplein01.jpg|thumb|alt=Aerial view of a traffic interchange with trees and houses in the rest of the image|Vaanplein interchange]]

===Road===
Two [[List of motorways in the Netherlands|Dutch motorways]] pass through Barendrecht:

* The [[A15 motorway (Netherlands)|A15]] runs west to east along the northern part of the town and is part of the Rotterdam [[ring road]]. Its exit at ''IJsselmonde'' is located in the north-east of Barendrecht.
* The [[A29 motorway (Netherlands)|A29]] runs north to south and divides Smitshoek and Carnisselande from the rest of Barendrecht. Its exit at ''Barendrecht'' is located in the south of the municipality. South of Barendrecht, it passes through the [[Heinenoordtunnel]] under the [[Oude Maas]].

[[Knooppunt Vaanplein|Vaanplein]], the [[Interchange (road)|interchange]] between the A15 and A29, is situated within the borders of Barendrecht.<ref name="roadmap">{{Cite map |publisher=ANWB |title=ANWB Wegenkaart Nederland |trans-title=ANWB road map Netherlands | date=November 2012 |scale=1 :300,000 |series=ANWB Wegenkaart |language=nl |isbn= 9789018035891}}</ref>

===Rail===
[[File:Barendrecht station ingang westzijde en fietsstalling.jpg|thumb|alt=Glass entrance to station with bikes in front|West entrance to the railway station]]A number of railways pass through Barendrecht:

* The [[Breda–Rotterdam railway]], originally known as ''[[Staatslijn]] I'' when it opened in 1872, runs along the east side of Barendrecht. The [[Barendrecht railway station]] is located on this line; it was initially opened in 1872 before moving to its current location in 2001.
* The [[HSL-Zuid]] is the [[high-speed rail]] line between Amsterdam and the [[Belgium–Netherlands border|Belgium border]] passing through Rotterdam. The southern section of the dedicated line branches off from the conventional line just north of Barendrecht and runs parallel to it through the town, but trains do not stop.
* The [[Betuweroute]], a [[double track]] [[Freight rail transport|freight railway]] from Rotterdam to Germany, runs along the north and eastern sides of Barendrecht, at one point paralleling the passenger line and HSL-Zuid. Queen [[Beatrix of the Netherlands|Beatrix]] opened this route in 2007.<ref name="open_betuwe2">{{cite web|url=http://www.koninklijkhuis.nl/nieuws/nieuwsberichten/2007/mei/koningin-opent-16-juni-2007-betuweroute/|title=Koningin opent 16 juni 2007 Betuweroute|date=9 May 2007|work=Het Koninklijk huis|publisher=[[Netherlands Government Information Service|RVD]]|language=nl|trans-title=Queen opens Betuweroute 16 June 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140605191313/http://www.koninklijkhuis.nl/nieuws/nieuwsberichten/2007/mei/koningin-opent-16-juni-2007-betuweroute/|archive-date=5 June 2014|url-status=dead|access-date=19 February 2013}}</ref>

The nine tracks of all three of these lines, which run through the railway station, are covered over a length of 1.5&nbsp;km (0.9&nbsp;mi) to reduce the noise to the surrounding neighbourhoods.<ref name="station_cover">{{cite web |url = http://educatief.historischbarendrecht.nl/spoorlijnen/articles/de-kap-van-barendrecht.html |title = De kap van Barendrecht |trans-title = The roofed structure of Barendrecht |language = nl |author = <!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |work = Barendrecht Educatief |publisher = Historische Vereniging Barendrecht |access-date = 25 February 2013 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130517093952/http://educatief.historischbarendrecht.nl/spoorlijnen/articles/de-kap-van-barendrecht.html |archive-date = 17 May 2013 |url-status = dead |df = dmy-all }}</ref> [[Nederlandse Spoorwegen]] services the station, with trains departing towards [[Dordrecht]] to the southeast and Rotterdam to the northwest four times an hour during the day during weekdays, reduced to two times an hour during the rest of the railways' normal service hours.<ref name="station_depart1">{{cite web |url = http://www.ns.nl/vertrekstaten/brd1.pdf |title = Vertrekstaat Barendrecht richting Rotterdam, Den Haag |trans-title=Timetable Barendrecht towards Rotterdam, The Hague |language = nl |author = <!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date = 9 December 2012 |publisher = [[Nederlandse Spoorwegen|NS]] |access-date = 22 February 2013}}</ref><ref name="station_depart2">{{cite web |url = http://www.ns.nl/vertrekstaten/brd2.pdf |title = Vertrekstaat Barendrecht richting Dordrecht, Breda/Roosendaal |trans-title=Timetable Barendrecht towards Dordrecht, Breda/Roosendaal |language = nl |author = <!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date = 9 December 2012 |publisher = [[Nederlandse Spoorwegen|NS]] |access-date = 22 February 2013}}</ref>

A major junction between the three railway lines north of the station was the site of a [[Barendrecht train accident|train accident]] in 2009. Two freight trains collided head on, killing one of the drivers and serious injuring another. A passenger train could not stop in time and collided with the wreckage.<ref name="train_accident_summary">{{cite web|url=http://www.onderzoeksraad.nl/en/index.php/onderzoeken/Treinbotsing-barendrecht/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130413221804/http://www.onderzoeksraad.nl/en/index.php/onderzoeken/Treinbotsing-barendrecht/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-04-13 |title=Collision between two goods trains and a passenger train, Barendrecht, 24 September 2009 |date = January 2011|work=Investigations |publisher=[[Dutch Safety Board]] |access-date=25 February 2013 }}</ref><ref name="train_accident_rapport">{{cite web|url=http://www.onderzoeksraad.nl/docs/rapporten/rapport_Treinongeluk_Barendrecht_web.pdf |title=Treinongeluk nabij Barendrecht |trans-title=Train collision near Barendrecht |language=nl |date = January 2011|publisher=[[Dutch Safety Board]] |access-date=25 February 2013 }}{{dead link|date=October 2016|bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
[[File:RET 2108 Citadis Barendrecht Carnisselande 4.jpg|thumb|RET tram line 25 at its southern terminus of Carnisselande]]

===Local public transit===
As a [[suburb]] of Rotterdam, [[Commuting|commuters]] in Barendrecht have access to extensive local transport services operated by [[Rotterdamse Elektrische Tram|RET]], whose [[Trams in Rotterdam#Lines|tram line 25]] runs north-south through the western part of Barendrecht with its southern [[Train station#Terminus|terminus]] in Carnisselande. The tram runs to the [[Rotterdam Centraal railway station]] through the [[Rotterdam Centrum|city centre]] and beyond to its northern terminus in [[Schiebroek]].

The RET also operates several [[Rotterdamse Elektrische Tram#Buslines|bus lines]] through Barendrecht:

* three lines, via different routes, from the railway station to [[Zuidplein (Rotterdam Metro)|Zuidplein]],
* a line from the railway station to [[Kralingse Zoom]],
* a short local route from [[Zuidplein (Rotterdam Metro)|Zuidplein]] to the Barendrecht community of Smitshoek, and
* another short line departing from the east side of the railway station.

[[Arriva#Netherlands|Arriva]] runs two additional bus lines: a line from city hall to the Heinenoord bus terminal, and a line from the Barendrecht railway station to the [[Zwijndrecht railway station]].<ref name="public_transit_map">{{Cite map |publisher=RET and Connexion |cartography=Carto Studio |title=Openbaar Vervoer Stadsregio Rotterdam 2013 |trans-title=Public transit Rotterdam region 2013 |date=9 December 2012 |section=Zone 5328 |language=nl}}</ref>

==Notable people==
[[File:Inge de Bruijn en Jacco Verhaeren 1a.jpg|140px|thumb|Inge de Bruijn, 2012]]
* [[Jack van den Berg]] (born 1959), trainer for major "amateur" clubs, won the [[Rinus Michels Award]]
* [[Inge de Bruijn]] (born 1973), former competitive swimmer, four-time Olympic champion and former world record-holder
* [[Anwar El Ghazi]] (born 1995), professional footballer, plays for both the Dutch national team and [[Premier League]] club [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]]
* [[Chayenne Ewijk]] (born 1988), former professional tennis player
* [[Anton Heiden]] (born 1960), former water polo player, participated in the [[1984 Summer Olympics]] 
* [[Finn Stokkers]] (born 1996), professional footballer with over 100 club caps
* [[Ties Theeuwkens]] (born 1985), professional basketball player, played 55 games for [[Dutch national basketball team]]
* [[Liz Weima]] (born 1968), former professional golfer

== Gallery ==
<gallery mode=packed>
File:Dorpstraat141.jpg|Dorpstraat141, Cafe met woonhuis
File:Barendrecht - Singel 29.jpg|Barendrecht - Singel 29
File:Voormalig raadhuis - Barendrecht - Dorpsstraat 137.jpg|Voormalig raadhuis - Barendrecht - Dorpsstraat 137
File:Barendrecht, Netherlands - panoramio - Peter Dorsman (1).jpg|Barendrecht, - panoramio
</gallery>

==References==
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==External links==
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*[http://www.barendrecht.nl Official website]

{{Geographic location
|Centre    = Barendrecht
|North     = [[Rotterdam]]
|Northeast =
|East      = [[Ridderkerk]]
|Southeast = [[Zwijndrecht, Netherlands|Zwijndrecht]]
|South     = ''[[Oude Maas]]''<br>[[Hoeksche Waard (municipality)|Hoeksche Waard]]
|Southwest =
|West      = [[Albrandswaard]]
|Northwest =
}}

{{South Holland Province}}

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