Waarder is a village in the
Dutch
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province of
South Holland. It is a part of the former municipality of
Reeuwijk
Reeuwijk () is a former municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The former municipality covers an area of 50.11 km2 (of which 11.89 km2 is water). Since January 1, 2011 Reeuwijk merged with Bodegraven t ...
, and lies about 5 km southwest of
Woerden
Woerden () is a city and a municipality in central Netherlands. Due to its central location between Amsterdam, Rotterdam, The Hague, and Utrecht, and the fact that it has rail and road connections to those cities, it is a popular town for commu ...
.
The village was first mentioned in 1108 as Werdere and means "(river) island". Waarder developed as a road on a silted river arm in the 12th century. The Dutch Reformed church is a single aisled cruciform church from the 16th century.
Waarder was a separate municipality until 1964, when it became part of
Driebruggen,
which became part of
Reeuwijk
Reeuwijk () is a former municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The former municipality covers an area of 50.11 km2 (of which 11.89 km2 is water). Since January 1, 2011 Reeuwijk merged with Bodegraven t ...
in 1989. Since 2011 it is part of the municipality of
Bodegraven-Reeuwijk.
Gallery
File:Waarder Hervormde kerk 2019 1.jpg, Dutch Reformed church
File:Je kunt wel zeggen Holland op zijn mooist daar in Westeinde bij Waarder en ook niet ver van Oudewater.jpg, Nature near Waarder
References
Bodegraven-Reeuwijk
Populated places in South Holland
Former municipalities of South Holland
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