Barendrecht

Barendrecht () is a town and municipality in the west of the Netherlands, near Rotterdam, South Holland. The municipality had a population of in , and covers an area of of which is water.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Barendrecht
Settlement.settlement_type: Town and municipality
Settlement.image_skyline: WatertorenBarendrecht.jpg
Settlement.image_alt: A water tower standing in the middle of several small, end 19th-century houses
Settlement.image_caption: Water tower of Barendrecht
Settlement.flag_size: 100x67px
Settlement.flag_alt: A flag divided in three horizontal bands. The red center band is wider and contains the top half of a gold lion rampant on the left. The top and bottom white bands contain three equally spaced green rectangles each.
Settlement.shield_size: 100x80px
Settlement.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.
Settlement.image_map: NL - locator map municipality code GM0489 (2016).png
Settlement.map_alt: Highlighted position of Barendrecht in a municipal map of South Holland
Settlement.map_caption: Location in
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: [[]]
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: [[]]
Settlement.governing_body: Municipal council
Settlement.leader_party: CDA

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Official website

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Wikidata facts

Demonym: Barendrechter
Country: Netherlands
Located in: South Holland
Population: 48643
Area: 21.74
Time zone: UTC+01:00
Shares border with: Albrandswaard
Official website: www.barendrecht.nl
Image: Dorpstraat141.jpg
Households: 18367
Dialing code: 0180

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Commons category: Barendrecht
postal code: 2990–2994
topic's main category: Category:Barendrecht
Commons gallery: Barendrecht
category for people born here: Category:Births in Barendrecht
category of associated people: Category:People from Barendrecht
twinned administrative body: Louny
located in/on physical feature: IJsselmonde
email address: mailto:[email protected]
phone number: +310180

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Barendrecht () is a town and municipality in the west of the Netherlands, near Rotterdam, South Holland. The municipality had a population of in , and covers an area of of which is water.

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

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