Kijfhoek (village) explained

Settlement Type:Buurtschap
Kijfhoek
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Netherlands
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:South Holland
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Zwijndrecht
Coordinates:51.8256°N 4.5922°W

Kijfhoek is a small village in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is located about 4 km west of the town of Zwijndrecht.

Kijfhoek was a separate municipality between 1817 and 1857, when it merged with Groote Lindt.[1]

North of Kijfhoek lies one of the largest railway yards of the Netherlands.

References

  1. Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, "Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten", KNAW, 2006. Web site: KNAW > Publicaties > Detailpagina . 2009-12-03 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070220041404/http://www.knaw.nl/cfdata/publicaties/detail.cfm?boeken__ordernr=20061061 . 2007-02-20 .