Zwartewaal
Zwartewaal is a village in the Dutch province of South Holland, The Netherlands. It is a part of the municipality of Brielle and lies about 5 km south of Maassluis.
Zwartewaal | |
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Town | |
 Zwartewaal and surroundings from Gemeente Atlas van Nederland by J. Kuyper, 1867 | |
 Coat of arms | |
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 The town centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Zwartewaal in the municipality of Brielle. | |
| Coordinates: 51°53′N 4°13′E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Zuid-Holland |
| Municipality | Brielle |
| Population (1 January 2015) | 1,857 |
In 2001 the village of Zwartewaal had 1666 inhabitants. The built-up area of the village was 0.33 km² and contained 670 residences.[1] The statistical area "Zwartewaal", which also can include the peripheral parts of the village, as well as the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 1,960.[2]
Zwartewaal was a separate municipality between 1817 and 1980, when it became part of Brielle.[3]
References
- Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001 Archived March 19, 2006, at the Wayback Machine. (Statistics are for the continuous built-up area).
- Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Statline: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2003-2005 Archived 2006-07-24 at WebCite. As of 1 January 2005.
- Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, "Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten", KNAW, 2006. "Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten 1812-2006". Archived from the original on February 20, 2007. Retrieved December 3, 2009.
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