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Zwijndrecht, Netherlands

Zwijndrecht is a town in the province of South Holland in the Netherlands at the southern tip of the island of IJsselmonde, opposite Dordrecht. It is one of the drechtsteden. Part of the suburban zone south of Rotterdam it grew from ca. 6,000 inhabitants in 1960 to about 41,000 today.

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 45,000 inhabitants.

Railway station: Zwijndrecht.

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