The village centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Wijngaarden in the municipality of Graafstroom.

Wijngaarden (51°51′N 4°46′E / 51.85, 4.767) is a village in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Graafstroom, and lies about 7 km northeast of Dordrecht.

In 2001, the village of Wijngaarden had 300 inhabitants. The built-up area of the village was 0.030 km², and contained 99 residences.¹ The statistical area "Wijngaarden", which also can include the peripheral parts of the village, as well as the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 730.²

Wijngaarden was a separate municipality between 1817 and 1986, when it became part of Graafstroom.³

References

1. ^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001. (Statistics are for the continuous built-up area).
2. ^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Statline: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2003-2005. As of January 1, 2005.
3. ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, "Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten", KNAW, 2006. [1]

External links

• Map of the former municipality in 1868

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