Giessenburg () is a town in the
Dutch
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province of
South Holland
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. It is a part of the municipality of
Molenlanden
Molenlanden () is a municipality in the province of South Holland in the Netherlands. The municipality was created on 1 January 2019 by merging the municipalities of Giessenlanden en Molenwaard. It is located east of Rotterdam along the Lek. Th ...
, and lies about 6 km west of
Gorinchem
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The munici ...
.
Giessenburg was a separate municipality between 1957 and 1986. It was created in a merger of the municipalities
Giessen-Nieuwkerk and
Peursum.
In 2010, the town of Giessenburg had 4889 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 0.43 km², and contained 911 residences.
[Statistics Netherlands (CBS)]
''Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001''
. (Statistics are for the continuous built-up area).
The statistical area "Giessenburg", which also can include the peripheral parts of the village, as well as the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 2900.
[Statistics Netherlands (CBS)]
''Statline: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2003-2005''
. As of 1 January 2005.
References
Populated places in South Holland
Former municipalities of South Holland
Molenlanden
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