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Alblasserdam Municipality

Located in South Holland, The Netherlands Coordinates: 51°51′35″ N 4°39′48″ E

Alblasserdam Municipality
Alblasserdam · Michiel1972 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Population
20,136
20.1K
Elevation
-1 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Amsterdam · UTC+01:00
Places inside
1
listed under Alblasserdam Municipality
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
RTM Rotterdam The Hague Airport19 km
AMS Amsterdam Airport Schiphol50 km

About Alblasserdam Municipality

Alblasserdam Municipality is a district. Location: South Holland, The Netherlands. Population: 20,136.

From Wikipedia

Alblasserdam (Dutch: [ɑlˌblɑsərˈdɑm] ) is a town and municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. It covers an area of 10.06 km2 (3.88 sq mi), of which 1.28 km2 (0.49 sq mi) is water, and has a population of 20,136 as of 2021. Alblasserdam is officially a part of the Drechtsteden region. A portion of the small village of Kinderdijk, which boasts the largest and most famous concentration of windmills in the Netherlands, is part of Alblasserdam.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area
10.1 km²
Official website
alblasserdam.nl

Source: Wikidata

Places bordering Alblasserdam Municipality

  • Gemeente Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht
  • Ridderkerk Municipality
  • Papendrecht Municipality

Population of Alblasserdam Municipality over time

Population of Alblasserdam Municipality over time
1960 13,885
1971 18,415
1980 17,320
1990 17,468
2000 18,410
2010 19,208
2016 19,950
2017 20,008
2018 20,014
2019 20,069
2020 20,165
2021 20,136

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Alblasserdam Municipality

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 93 mm

Hottest month
August (day 22°)
Coldest month
February (night 0°)
Wettest month
November (93 mm)
Driest month
April (49 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

Show values as a table
Climate of Alblasserdam Municipality
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°9°13°17°20°22°22°19°14°10°7°
Average low (°C)1°0°2°4°8°11°13°12°10°7°4°2°
Precipitation (mm)715470495574766482889382

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Alblasserdam Municipality

The nearest airport is Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM), 19 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Dordrecht, 6 km to the south.

Airports

  • Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) Rotterdam 19 kmnorthwest
  • Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) Amsterdam 50 kmnorth
  • Eindhoven Airport (EIN) Eindhoven 67 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Dordrecht Population: 119.3K 6 kmsouth
  • Rotterdam Population: 868.1K 14 kmnorthwest
  • Zoetermeer Population: 115.8K 25 kmnorthwest
  • Breda Population: 184.1K 31 kmsouth
  • The Hague Population: 474.3K 35 kmnorthwest

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Alblasserdam Municipality

Within 100 km: 207 historic and cultural sites, 217 natural sites, 284 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km16 places

  • IJsselmonde Island 10 kmW
  • Eiland van Brienenoord Island 10 kmNW
  • Moordeich Concentration Camp Historic site 18 kmS
  • Kleine Schans Historic site 25 kmS

25–60 km155 places

  • Putse Moer Lake 55 kmS
  • Stappensven Lake 52 kmS
  • Wegmeerheide Natural site 55 kmS
  • Staatbossen Natural site 59 kmSE

60–100 km537 places

  • Het Eiland Island 87 kmSW
  • Kleine Weel Lake 72 kmSW
  • Hofstademeer Lake 98 kmS
  • Grote Weel Lake 73 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Places in Alblasserdam Municipality

1 place

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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