Waarder

Waarder
Village

Waarder with the church and the medieval Kerkelaantje

The village centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Waarder in the municipality of Reeuwijk.
Coordinates: 52°3′41″N 4°49′21″E / 52.06139°N 4.82250°E / 52.06139; 4.82250Coordinates: 52°3′41″N 4°49′21″E / 52.06139°N 4.82250°E / 52.06139; 4.82250
Country Netherlands
Province South Holland
Municipality Bodegraven-Reeuwijk
Population (2008)
  Total 1,647
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)

Waarder is a village in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is a part of the former municipality of Reeuwijk, and lies about 5 km southwest of Woerden.

In 2001, the village of Waarder had 1143 inhabitants. The built-up area of the village was 0.18 km², and contained 416 residences.[1] The statistical area "Waarder", which also can include the peripheral parts of the village, as well as the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 1250.[2]

Waarder was a separate municipality until 1964, when it became part of Driebruggen,[3] which became part of Reeuwijk in 1989.

References

  1. Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001. (Statistics are for the continuous built-up area).
  2. Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Statline: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2003-2005. As of 1 January 2005.
  3. Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, "Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten", KNAW, 2006.


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