Papendrecht () is a town and municipality in the western
Netherlands
, Terminology of the Low Countries, informally Holland, is a country in Northwestern Europe, with Caribbean Netherlands, overseas territories in the Caribbean. It is the largest of the four constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Nether ...
, in the province of
South Holland
South Holland ( ) is a province of the Netherlands with a population of over 3.8 million as of January 2023 and a population density of about , making it the country's most populous province and one of the world's most densely populated areas. ...
, at the crossing of the River
Beneden Merwede and the
Noord River. The municipality had a population of in and covers an area of of which is 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 accelerated and almost its entire area is now urbanized. It is, however, known for its 180-year-old linden tree by the river.
Economy
The largest company headquartered in Papendrecht is
Royal Boskalis Westminster
Boskalis Westminster N.V. is a Dutch dredging and heavylift company that provides services relating to the construction and maintenance of maritime infrastructure internationally. The company has one of the world's largest dredging fleets, a lar ...
.
The aerospace company
Fokker Technologies is also headquartered in Papendrecht.

Transportation
Papendrecht has three
water taxi
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stops, one at the
Beneden Merwede River, one at the
Noord River, and one near
Kooihaven. Bus services are provided by
Arriva
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The company was originally established on 24 October 1938 as T Cowie Ltd. Initially focused on the sale of motorcycles, it relaunched shortl ...
. Bus service
Qliner (part of Arriva) has a stop in Papendrecht for its bus service from
Dordrecht
Dordrecht (), historically known in English as Dordt (still colloquially used in Dutch, ) or Dort, is a List of cities in the Netherlands by province, city and List of municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the Western Netherlands, lo ...
to
Utrecht
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and back.
Notable people
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Anton Willem Nieuwenhuis (1864–1953) a Dutch explorer and physician, studied the
Dayak people
The Dayak (; older spelling: Dajak) or Dyak or Dayuh are the native groups of Borneo. It is a loose term for over 200 riverine and hill-dwelling ethnic groups, located principally in the central and southern interior of Borneo, each with its ...
*
Carel Visser (1928–2015) a Dutch abstract-minimalist, constructivist sculptor
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Jan Klijnjan (1945–2022) a Dutch former international footballer with over 300 club caps
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Ronald Bandell
Ronald Johan Gottlieb Bandell (24 August 1946 – 16 November 2015) was a Dutch civil servant and politician of the Political Party of Radicals (PPR) and later the Labour Party (PvdA).
Bandell was born in Gouda. He was mayor of Moordrecht (19 ...
(1946–2015) a Dutch civil servant and politician, Mayor of Papendrecht 1987–1995
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Yolanda Hadid (born 1964) a Dutch-American TV personality and former model
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Guido van der Werve (born 1977) a Dutch filmmaker and visual artist
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retrieved 03 February 2020
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Liza van der Most (born 1993) a Dutch footballer, who has played 137 games for
AFC Ajax
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women
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Julia Bergshoeff (born 1997) a Dutch fashion model
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Naomi Visser (born 2001) a Dutch gymnast
Gallery
File:Overzicht voorgevels - Papendrecht - 20369670 - RCE.jpg, Papendrecht, house fronts
File:Papendrecht, kerk2 foto5 2010-06-27 17.00.JPG, Papendrecht, church
File:PapendrechtKasba05.JPG, Papendrecht Kasba
File:Sliedrecht halte waterbus.jpg, Sliedrecht: waterbus stop
References
External links
Official WebsiteCulturele Raad Papendrecht, the Local Arts Council
Municipalities of South Holland
Populated places in South Holland
Alblasserwaard
Drechtsteden
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