Albrandswaard () is a municipality in the western

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, in the province of South Holland. The municipality had a population of as of , and covers an area of of which is water. The municipality of Albrandswaard consists of the village of Poortugaal in the west and

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in the east. They were separate municipalities until 1985. The name was taken from the historic municipality of Albrandswaard en Kijvelanden, which existed until 1842, when it joined Poortugaal. Albrandswaard actually is a polder located between Rhoon and Poortugaal. Both villages have a

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on Rotterdam Metro line D ( Poortugaal station and Rhoon station), which connect them to

Rotterdam Rotterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Rotte'') is the second largest city and municipality in the Netherlands. It is in the province of South Holland, part of the North Sea mouth of the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta, via the ''"Ne ...

and to the main

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network from Rotterdam Centraal in the east, and to Hoogvliet and Spijkenisse in the west.

Topography

''Topographic map of the municipality of Albrandswaard, Sept. 2014.''

Notable people

* Hendrik Swalmius (1577 in Rhoon – 1649), a theologian painted by Frans Hals * Eleazar Swalmius (1582 in Rhoon – 1652), a theologian painted by Rembrandt * Mattheus Marinus Schepman (1847 in Rhoon – 1919), a

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* Hesterine de Reus (born 1961 in Poortugaal), a former soccer player and coach *

Alexander Pechtold Alexander Pechtold (born 16 December 1965) is a retired Dutch politician and art historian. He is a member of Democrats 66. Pechtold studied Archaeology and History of Dutch Art at the Leiden University obtaining a Master of Arts degree. Pecht ...

(born 1965), a former politician and art historian; grew up in Rhoon * Sander Fischer (born 1988 in Rhoon), a professional footballer with over 300 club caps

Gallery

File:Kasteel van Rhoon Bijgebouw.JPG, Kasteel van Rhoon Bijgebouw File:WLM - RobertsNL - 32180 (2).jpg, Hervormde Kerk, Poortugaal File:Oude Maas.JPG, De Oude Maas ter hoogte van Heinenoord File:Overzicht voorgevel met toppilasters - Rhoon - 20376624 - RCE.jpg, Overzicht voorgevel met toppilasters - Rhoon

References

External links

Official website
Municipalities of South Holland IJsselmonde (island) {{SouthHolland-geo-stub