Zwijndrecht (Nederland)

Geschiedenis

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.PopulationThe 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.TransportationThe 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.A waterbus lines 21 and 24 both stops at connects it with the following: Dordrecht MerwekadeDordrecht Hooikade The busses are driven by Arriva. and can bring you to Dordrecht, Rotterdam and other places in the Drechtsteden.