Editing Papendrecht

{{Infobox settlement
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<!-- Name and transliteration -->
| name                    = Papendrecht
| settlement_type         = [[List of municipalities of the Netherlands|Municipality]]
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| image_skyline           = OphaalbruginPapendrecht.JPG
| image_alt               = 
| image_caption           = [[Drawbridge]] in Papendrecht
| image_flag              = Flag of Papendrecht.svg
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| image_map               = Map - NL - Municipality code 0590 (2009).svg
| map_alt                 = Highlighted position of Papendrecht in a municipal map of South Holland
| map_caption             = Location in South Holland
| coordinates             = {{coord|51|50|N|4|41|E|region:NL|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_footnotes   = 
| subdivision_type        = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name        = [[Netherlands]]
| subdivision_type1       = [[Provinces of the Netherlands|Province]]
| subdivision_name1       = [[South Holland]]
| government_footnotes    = <ref>{{cite web 
 |url = https://www.papendrecht.nl/Politiek_en_Bestuur/Overzicht_Politiek_en_Bestuur/College_van_B_W/Samenstelling_college_en_postadres/Margreet_van_Driel
 |title = Margreet van Driel
 |language = nl
 |publisher = Gemeente Papendrecht
 |access-date = 14 May 2024}}</ref>
| governing_body          = [[Municipal council (Netherlands)|Municipal council]]
| leader_party            = No party
| leader_title            = [[Burgemeester|Mayor]]
| leader_name             = [[Margreet van Driel]]
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| area_land_km2           = {{Dutch municipality land area|Papendrecht}}
| area_water_km2          = {{Dutch municipality water area|Papendrecht}}
| elevation_footnotes     = <ref name="AHN">{{cite web 
 |url = http://www.ahn.nl/postcodetool
 |title = Postcodetool for 3351PB
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 |author = <!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> 
 |work = Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland
 |publisher = Het Waterschapshuis
 |access-date = 18 August 2013}}</ref>
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| population_demonym      = Papendrechter
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| timezone1               = [[Central European Time|CET]]
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| utc_offset1_DST         = +2
| postal_code_type        = [[Postal codes in the Netherlands|Postcode]]
| postal_code             = 3350–3356
| area_code_type          = [[Telephone numbers in the Netherlands|Area code]]
| area_code               = 078
| website                 = {{URL|1=http://www.papendrecht.nl}}
| footnotes               =
[[Image:Gem-Papendrecht-OpenTopo.jpg|275px|thumb|''Map of municipality of Papendrecht, June 2015'']]
}}

'''Papendrecht''' ({{IPA|nl|ˈpaːpə(n)drɛxt|-|347 Papendrecht.ogg}}) is a town and municipality in the western [[Netherlands]], in the province of [[South Holland]], at the crossing of the River [[Beneden Merwede]] and the [[Noord River]]. The municipality had a population of {{formatnum:{{Dutch municipality population|Papendrecht}}}} in {{YEAR|{{Dutch municipality population|popbaseyear}}}} and covers an area of {{convert|{{Dutch municipality total area|Papendrecht}}|km2|abbr=on}} of which {{convert|{{Dutch municipality water area|Papendrecht}}|km2|abbr=on}} 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.

[[File:Detail papendrecht wikipedia.jpg|thumb|none|250px|Detail of Papendrecht from 1615.]]
== Transportation ==
Papendrecht has three [[water taxi]] stops, one at the [[Beneden Merwede]] River, one at the [[Noord River]], and one near [[Kooihaven]]. Bus services are provided by [[Arriva]]. Bus service [[Qliner]] (part of Arriva) has a stop in Papendrecht for its bus service from [[Dordrecht]] to [[Utrecht]] 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]] (1945–2022) a Dutch former international footballer with over 300 club caps 
* [[Ronald Bandell]] (1946–2015) a Dutch civil servant and politician, Mayor of Papendrecht 1987–1995 
* [[Yolanda Hadid]] (born 1964) a Dutch-American TV personality and former model<ref> [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4413175/  IMDb Database] retrieved 03 February 2020 </ref>
* [[Guido van der Werve]] (born 1977) a Dutch filmmaker and visual artist<ref> [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5497064/  IMDb Database] retrieved 03 February 2020 </ref>
* [[Liza van der Most]] (born 1993) a Dutch footballer, who has played 137 games for [[AFC Ajax Vrouwen|AFC Ajax]] women 
* [[Julia Bergshoeff]] (born 1997) a Dutch fashion model
* [[Naomi Visser]] (born 2001) a Dutch gymnast

== Gallery ==
<gallery mode="packed">
File:Overzicht voorgevels - Papendrecht - 20369670 - RCE.jpg|Papendrecht, house fronts
File:Papendrecht, kerk2 foto5 2010-06-27 17.00.JPG|Papendrecht, church
File:PapendrechtKasba05.JPG|Papendrecht Kasba
File:Sliedrecht halte waterbus.jpg|Sliedrecht: waterbus stop
</gallery>

==References==
{{reflist|30em}}

== External links ==
{{commonscat}}
*[http://www.papendrecht.nl Official Website]
*[http://www.cultureleraadpapendrecht.nl Culturele Raad Papendrecht, the Local Arts Council]

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{{Geographic location
|Centre    = Papendrecht
|North     = [[Molenlanden]]
|Northeast = 
|East      = [[Sliedrecht]]
|Southeast = 
|South     = ''[[Beneden Merwede]]''<br>[[Dordrecht]]
|Southwest = [[Zwijndrecht, Netherlands|Zwijndrecht]] / ''[[Noord (river)|Noord]]''
|West      = [[Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht]] / ''[[Noord (river)|Noord]]''
|Northwest = [[Alblasserdam]]
}}
{{South Holland Province}}

{{Authority control}}

[[Category:Papendrecht| ]]
[[Category:Municipalities of South Holland]]
[[Category:Populated places in South Holland]]
[[Category:Alblasserwaard]]
[[Category:Drechtsteden]]

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