Pijnacker
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| Coordinates: 52°1′6″N 4°26′10″E / 52.01833°N 4.43611°E | |||
| Country | Netherlands | ||
| Province | Zuid-Holland | ||
| Municipality | Pijnacker-Nootdorp | ||
| Population (2008) | 20.315UNIQ3,403,951a5fa4ae-ref-00,000,000-QINU | ||
Pijnacker is a town in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is located about 4 km east of the city of Delft, in the municipality of Pijnacker-Nootdorp.
Pijnacker has two stops on the Randstadrail Erasmuslijn between The Hague and Rotterdam: Pijnacker and Pijnacker-Zuid.
Pijnacker was a separate municipality until 2002, when it merged with Nootdorp.[2]
In and around Pijnacker there are big and attractive nature area's, of which one is the Ackerdijkse Plassen, one of the most important bird areas in the Netherlands.
A well known native from Pijnacker is Mabel Wisse Smit.
[edit] References
- ^ gemeentedeel Pijnacker 2004
- ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, "Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten", KNAW, 2006. [1]
[edit] External links
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- J. Kuyper, Gemeente Atlas van Nederland, 1865-1870, "Pijnacker". Map of the former municipality in 1868.
- Daily News from pijnacker: http://www.telstar-online.nl
Coordinates: 52°01′N 4°26′E / 52.017°N 4.433°E
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