Giessenlanden
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Giessenlanden | |
|---|---|
 Castle in Schelluinen | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
.svg) Location in South Holland | |
| Coordinates: 51°53′N 4°57′E / 51.883°N 4.950°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | South Holland |
| Municipality | Molenlanden |
| Established | 1 January 1986 |
| Merged | 2019 |
| Area | |
• Total | 65.11 km2 (25.14 sq mi) |
| • Land | 63.57 km2 (24.54 sq mi) |
| • Water | 1.54 km2 (0.59 sq mi) |
| Elevation | −1 m (−3.3 ft) |
| Population (January 2021)[3] | |
• Total | data missing |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postcode | 3380–3381, 4209, 4220–4225, 4240–4241 |
| Area code | 0183, 0184 |
| Website | www |
Giessenlanden (Dutch: [ˈɣisə(n)ˌlɑndə(n)] ⓘ) is a former municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The municipality covered an area of 65.11 km2 (25.14 sq mi) of which 1.54 km2 (0.59 sq mi) is water, and had a population of data missing as of 2021. The municipality included communities of Arkel, Giessen-Oudekerk, Giessenburg, Hoogblokland, Hoornaar, Noordeloos and Schelluinen.
Cees Bakker was the first mayor of Giessenlanden.[4]
On 1 January 2019, it merged with Molenwaard to form the new municipality of Molenlanden.[5]
Dutch topographic map of the municipality of Giessenlanden, June 2015
Public transportation
The Arkel railway station, on the Elst–Dordrecht railway, is situated in the municipality Giessenlanden.
