Haastrecht

Town in South Holland, Netherlands

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The town centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Haastrecht in the former municipality of Vlist.

Coordinates: 52°0′N 4°46′E / 52.000°N 4.767°E / 52.000; 4.767CountryNetherlandsProvinceSouth HollandMunicipalityKrimpenerwaardPopulation

• Total4,500Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Haastrecht is a town on the Hollandse IJssel river in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Krimpenerwaard, and lies about 5 km east of Gouda.

In 2001, the town of Haastrecht had 3302 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 0.58 km², and contained 1325 residences.^[1] The statistical area "Haastrecht", which also can include the peripheral parts of the village, as well as the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 2330.^[2]

Haastrecht received city rights in 1396. It remained a separate municipality until 1985, when it became part of Vlist.^[3]

References

^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001 Archived 2007-01-24 at the Wayback Machine. (Statistics are for the continuous built-up area).
^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Statline: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2003-2005. As of 1 January 2005.
^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.