Zwijndrecht, Netherlands


 * For the Belgian city by the same name, see: Zwijndrecht, Belgium.

Zwijndrecht is a city and municipality (Dutch: gemeente) located in the province of South Holland, Netherlands. It is at the southern tip of the island of IJsselmonde, at the confluence of the rivers Oude Maas, Beneden-Merwede, and Noord.

The municipality
Since the former municipality of Heerjansdam merged with it in 2003, the municipality of Zwijndrecht also includes the villages of Heerjansdam and Kleine-Lindt. It has 45,384 inhabitants as of 2004.

The town
The town of Zwijndrecht is one of the "Drecht" cities. Part of the suburban zone south of Rotterdam, it has grown from around 6,000 inhabitants in 1960, to about 42,000 today.

The town is served by a railway station of the same name (Station Zwijndrecht).

A waterbus route 2 stop (Zwijndrecht Veerplein) connects it with the following:
 * Dordrecht Merwekade
 * Dordrecht Hooikade
 * Papendrecht Veerdam
 * Papendrecht Oosteind
 * Hollandse Biesbosch
 * Sliedrecht Middeldiep