Nieuwerkerk aan den IJssel

Nieuwerkerk aan ( listen? / I ) the IJssel was a municipality in the Netherlands, South Holland province. On January 1, 2010, it was merged with Moordrecht and Zevenhuizen - Moerkapelle the new community Zuidplas.

Geography

The village lies on the Hollandse IJssel, between Rotterdam (10 km to the southwest ) and Gouda. Nieuwerkerk aan den IJssel is -6.74 m NAP, the lowest point in the Netherlands. In the village there is a memorial to.

History

The history of the site is approximately the same as those of the surrounding villages, including the western neighbors Capelle aan den IJssel. In 1953, a dike breakthrough was prevented by a barge mounted in a crumbling dike section at the Holland storm surge of 1 February.

Economy

In Nieuwerkerk many commuters who work in the surrounding cities to live. There are also a lot of commercial, including logistics centers Rucanor companies ( sport shoes) and Geveke Amsterdam (pumps and machinery parts). Tourism is also not insignificant.

Traffic

Nieuwerkerk aan den IJssel has access to the motorway between Rotterdam and Gouda.

Also Nieuwerkerk has a small railway station on the railway line Rotterdam -Gouda.

Attractions

  • Recreation area Hitland: angepflanztem with recent forest and camping area. signposted footpath
  • Monument: the lowest point in the Netherlands ( -6.74 m NAP)
  • Old village church, built around 1500, late Gothic
  • On the old road 's Gravenweg, which was paved in the 17th century, there are some lovely old farmhouses, one of which houses a small museum of local history
  • The polder landscape in the area is rich in birdlife. One can here make a bicycle tour. The place has a hotel (Van der Valk ).
  • The place has a marina

Personalities

  • Arie Slob (* 1961), politician
  • Leontien Zijlaard -van Moorsel ( b. 1970 ), cyclist and four-time Olympic gold medalist, lives in Nieuwerkerk aan den IJssel
  • Michael Zijlaard (born 1971 ), cyclist and cycling functionary

Twinning

  • Germany Biickeburg, Germany, since 1974

Further, with locations in Poland and France, in preparation.

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