Giessenlanden


Giessenlanden is a former municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The municipality covered an area of of which is water, and had a population of as of. The municipality included communities of Arkel, Giessen-Oudekerk, Giessenburg, Hoogblokland, Hoornaar, Noordeloos and Schelluinen.
Cees Bakker was the first mayor of Giessenlanden.
On 1 January 2019, it merged with Molenwaard to form the new municipality of Molenlanden.

Topography

''Dutch topographic map of the municipality of Giessenlanden, June 2015''

Public transportation

The Arkel [railway station], on the Elst–Dordrecht railway, is situated in the municipality Giessenlanden.

Notable people