Molenlanden
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| De Vriendschap windmill in Bleskensgraaf
De Vriendschap windmill in Bleskensgraaf
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| Location in South Holland Location in South Holland |
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| Location of Molenlanden | ||
| Country | Netherlands | |
| Province | South Holland | |
| Established | 1 January 2019[1] | |
| Government | ||
| • Body | Municipal council | |
| • Mayor | Theo Segers (Christian Union) | |
| Population (1 January 2019)[2] | ||
| • Total | 43,858 | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| Website | www |
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Molenlanden (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈmoːlə(n)ˌlɑndə(n)]) 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.[1] It is located east of Rotterdam along the Lek. The World Heritage Site of Kinderdijk is in the gemeente. Its largest population centers are Nieuw-Lekkerland and Giessenburg.
The municipality includes the settlements of Arkel, Bleskensgraaf, Brandwijk, De Donk, Gelkenes, Gijbeland, Giessen-Oudekerk, Giessenburg, Goudriaan, Graafland, Groot-Ammers, Hofwegen Hoogblokland, Hoornaar, Kinderdijk, Kooiwijk, Langerak, Liesveld, Molenaarsgraaf, Nieuw-Lekkerland, Nieuwpoort, Noordeloos, Ottoland, Oud-Alblas, Schelluinen, Streefkerk, Vuilendam, Waal, and Wijngaarden.
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Krimpenerwaard | Lopik (UT) Lek |
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Vijfheerenlanden (UT) West Betuwe (GE) |
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| Papendrecht, Sliedrecht, Hardinxveld-Giessendam, Gorinchem |
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