Oranjewijk

Oranjewijk is a neighborhood in Barendrecht Municipality, South Holland. Oranjewijk is situated nearby to the neighborhood Buitenoord, as well as near Binnenland.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Barendrecht railway station and Waterschap Hollandse Delta.

Barendrecht railway station

Railway station

Photo: Tukka, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Barendrecht railway station is a railway station in Barendrecht, Netherlands, located on the Breda–Rotterdam railway between Rotterdam and Dordrecht. Adjacent to the four tracks of this line are two tracks for the HSL-Zuid and three for freight, as part of the Betuweroute freight route to Zevenaar.

Waterschap Hollandse Delta

Government office

Waterschap Hollandse Delta is a Dutch regional water authority covering the south of South Holland with its seat in Ridderkerk. The area it encompasses includes Rotterdam as well as the islands Goeree-Overflakkee, Hoeksche Waard, Voorne-Putten, the Island of Dordrecht, IJsselmonde, Rozenburg and Tiengemeten.

Museum Johannes Postschool

Museum

Photo: Hanhil, Public domain.

Museum Johannes Postschool is situated 3 km east of Oranjewijk.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Barendrecht and Heerjansdam.

Barendrecht

Town

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Barendrecht is a town and municipality in the west of the Netherlands, near Rotterdam, South Holland. The municipality had a population of 48,643 in 2021, and covers an area of 21.73 km2 of which 1.98 km2 is water.