Pijnacker is a town in the Dutch

Netherlands

The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

 province of South Holland

South Holland

South Holland is a province situated on the North Sea in the western part of the Netherlands. The provincial capital is The Hague and its largest city is Rotterdam.South Holland is one of the most densely populated and industrialised areas in the world...

. It is located about 4 km east of the city of Delft

Delft

Delft is a city and municipality in the province of South Holland , the Netherlands. It is located between Rotterdam and The Hague....

, in the municipality of Pijnacker-Nootdorp

Pijnacker-Nootdorp

Pijnacker-Nootdorp is a suburban municipality in the Randstad conurbation in the Netherlands, in the province of South Holland...

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Pijnacker has two stops on the Randstadrail Erasmuslijn between The Hague

The Hague

The Hague is the capital city of the province of South Holland in the Netherlands. With a population of 500,000 inhabitants , it is the third largest city of the Netherlands, after Amsterdam and Rotterdam...

 and Rotterdam

Rotterdam

Rotterdam is the second-largest city in the Netherlands and one of the largest ports in the world. Starting as a dam on the Rotte river, Rotterdam has grown into a major international commercial centre...

: Pijnacker and Pijnacker-Zuid.

Pijnacker was a separate municipality until 2002, when it merged with Nootdorp

Nootdorp

Nootdorp is a town in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is located approx. 2 km to the east of Delft and about 6 km southeast of the centre of The Hague, in the municipality of Pijnacker-Nootdorp....

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In and around Pijnacker there are big and attractive nature area's, of which one is the Ackerdijkse Plassen

Ackerdijkse Plassen

Ackerdijkse Plassen is a nature reserve in Oude Leede, a village in the municipality of Pijnacker-Nootdorp, . It is one of the most important bird areas in the Netherlands...

, one of the most important bird areas in the Netherlands.

A well known native from Pijnacker is Mabel Wisse Smit.

External links

Map of the former municipality in 1868.

• Daily News from pijnacker: http://www.telstar-online.nl