Krimpenerwaard
Krimpenerwaard | |
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 Krimpenerwaard landscape on an October morning in 2009 | |
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| Area code | 0180/0182 |
| Website | www |
Krimpenerwaard (Dutch pronunciation:
Krimpenerwaard obtains its name from the fact that "Krimp" used to mean a bend in a river and "Waard" is the Dutch word for an interfluvial area between the winter dikes of different river channels (in this case, the Lek and the Hollandse IJssel).[4] There are other such waarden in this area. The Lopikerwaard lies to the east; the Zuidplaspolder to the west. The name Krimpenerwaard first appeared in the historical records in 944.
The municipality is named after the region Krimpenerwaard and was formed by a merger of the municipalities of Nederlek, Ouderkerk, Vlist, Bergambacht and Schoonhoven on 1 January 2015.[5]
Geography
The towns and villages in the Krimpenerwaard are:
- Schoonhoven
- Bergambacht
- Stolwijk
- Ammerstol
- Haastrecht
- Berkenwoude
- Lekkerkerk
- Krimpen aan de Lek
- Vlist
- Gouderak
- Ouderkerk aan den IJssel
Topography
Dutch topographic map of the municipality of Krimpenerwaard, June 2015
Notable people
- John of Schoonhoven (1356/7 in Schoonhoven – 1432) a Flemish theologian and writer
- Erasmus (c.1569-1636) – the leading intellectual and author of his time, member of a religious house at Stein in his youth
- Herman Naiwincx (1623 in Schoonhoven – 1670) a Dutch Golden Age landscape painter and printmaker
- Arnoldus Montanus (c. 1625 – 1683 in Schoonhoven) a teacher and author on theology, history and geography.
- Regnier de Graaf (1641 in Schoonhoven – 1673) a Dutch physician and anatomist who made key discoveries in reproductive biology
- Justine Constance Wirix-van Mansvelt (1876 in Schoonhoven – 1937) an expert on Dante Alighieri (1265–1321)
- Andreas Rinkel (1889 in Ouderkerk aan de Amstel – 1979) a Dutch priest and the 19th Archbishop of Utrecht from 1937 to 1970.
- Reijer Hooykaas (1906 in Schoonhoven – 1994) a Dutch historian of science
- Wim Kok (1938 in Bergambacht – 2018) a Dutch politician, Prime Minister of the Netherlands 1994 to 2002
- Marrie Bot (born 1946 in Bergambacht) a Dutch photographer and graphic designer
- Martin van Bruinessen (born 1946 in Schoonhoven) a Dutch academic, anthropologist and author
- Max van den Berg (born 1946 in Ammerstol) a Dutch politician
- Jamai Loman (born 1986) a Dutch singer, brought up in Schoonhoven[6]
Sport
- Jacob van der Kop (1868 in Schoonhoven – 1945) a sports shooter, competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics
- Gijs Lamoree (1903 in Schoonhoven – 1966) a Dutch athlete, competed in the men's long jump and the men's triple jump at the 1928 Summer Olympics
- Hein Vergeer (born 1961 in Haastrecht) a former speed skater, competed at the 1988 Winter Olympics
- Leo Visser (born 1966 in Haastrecht) is a Dutch former speed skater, four time medallist at the 1988 and the 1992 winter Olympics
- Edith van Dijk (born 1973 in Haastrecht) a Dutch swimmer and 6-fold world champion
- Yvonne van Vlerken (born 1978 in Krimpen aan de Lek) a Dutch triathlete and duathlete
- Patrick Roest (born 1995 in Lekkerkerk) a Dutch speed skater
Gallery
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Schoonhoven - Haven -
Bergambacht, Hervormde Kerk, campanile -
Vlist, de Stokjesbrug -
Baarhuisje Sint-Barnabaskerk, Haastrecht
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Notes
- ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- ^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
- ^ This is a translation of the article by the same name on the Dutch version of Wikipedia.
- Bibcode:1996ESASP.383..469W.
- ^ "Herindeling vijf gemeenten Krimpenerwaard". Binnenlands Bestuur (in Dutch). 4 July 2013. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
- ^ IMDb Database retrieved 26 August 2019
External links
- Nieko Jongerius's website on the Krimpenerwaard
- Map of Krimpenerwaard on Google Maps
- English page on the website for the Schieland en de Krimpenerwaard District Water Board
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