The town centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Zwammerdam in the municipality of Alphen aan den Rijn. Coordinates: Country Netherlands Province South Holland Municipality Alphen aan den Rijn Population (2001)  • Total 1,709 Time zone CET (UTC+1)  • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2) Postal code

Zwammerdam is a town in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Alphen aan den Rijn, and lies about 6 km southeast of Alphen aan de Rijn.

In 2001, the town of Zwammerdam had 1709 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 62 km², and contained 484 residences.^[1] The statistical area "Zwammerdam", which also can include the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 1810.^[2]

Zwammerdam was a separate municipality until 1964, when it was divided between Alphen aan den Rijn and Bodegraven.^[3] The town is the current home of the Jostiband Orchestra.

References

1. ^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001 [1]. (Statistics are for the continuous built-up area).
2. ^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Gemeente Op Maat 2004: Alphen aan den Rijn [2].
3. ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, "Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten", KNAW, 2006. [3]

External links

• J. Kuyper, Gemeente Atlas van Nederland, 1865-1870, "Zwammerdam". Map of the former municipality in 1868.