Papendrecht
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Papendrecht (population: 30,914 in 2004) is a town in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland, along the River Beneden Merwede. The municipality covers an area of 10.77 km² (of which 1.30 km² 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 really took off.
Waterbus:
- Dordrecht Merwekade - Dordrecht Hooikade - Zwijndrecht Veerplein - Papendrecht Veerdam - Papendrecht Oosteind - Hollandse Biesbosch - Sliedrecht Middeldiep
External links
- Official Website (http://www.papendrecht.nl)
- http://www.plattegronden.nl/papendrecht/
- Culturele Raad Papendrecht, the Local Arts Council (http://www.cultureleraadpapendrecht.nl)
- Papendrecht News in Dutch (http://www.papendrecht.net)
- Theater De Willem (http://www.theaterdewillem.nl/)
- Papendrecht Photos (http://www.penseelstreken.nl/NL/hello_digitaal.html)
- More Papendrecht Photos (http://hans_hulswit.tripod.com/hanshulswitspage/id4.html)
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