Molenlanden

Molenlanden
Municipality
De Vriendschap windmill in Bleskensgraaf
Flag Coat of arms
Location in South Holland
Coordinates: 51°52′N4°47′E / 51.867°N 4.783°E / 51.867; 4.783
Country	Netherlands
Province	South Holland
Established	1 January 2019 [1]
Government
• Body	Municipal council
•  Mayor	Theo Segers (Christian Union)
Population  (1 January 2019) [2]
• Total	43,858
• Density	241/km2 (620/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Website	www.molenlanden.nl

Molenlanden (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈmoːlə(n)ˌlɑndə(n)] ) is a municipality in the province of South Holland in the Netherlands. The municipality was created on 1 January 2019 by merging the municipalities of Giessenlanden en Molenwaard. ^[1] It is located east of Rotterdam along and south of the Lek. The World Heritage Site of Kinderdijk is in the municipality. Its largest population centers are Nieuw-Lekkerland and Giessenburg.

The municipality includes the settlements of Arkel, Bleskensgraaf, Brandwijk, De Donk, Gelkenes, Gijbeland, Giessen-Oudekerk, Giessenburg, Goudriaan, Graafland, Groot-Ammers, Hofwegen Hoogblokland, Hoornaar, Kinderdijk, Kooiwijk, Langerak, Liesveld, Molenaarsgraaf, Nieuw-Lekkerland, Nieuwpoort, Noordeloos, Ottoland, Oud-Alblas, Schelluinen, Streefkerk, Vuilendam, Waal, and Wijngaarden.

References

1. "Rectificatie nieuwe grens gemeente Molenlanden, gemeentelijke herindeling Molenwaard-Giessenlanden". Provinciaal blad van Zuid-Holland (in Dutch). No. 6319. 2018.
2. "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.