Gouda, Municipality in South Holland, Netherlands
Gouda functions as a municipality between Rotterdam and Utrecht, encompassing nine districts including Bloemendaal, Korte Akkeren, and Gouda Binnenstad with 75,758 residents.
The settlement received city rights from Count Floris V in 1272, establishing its position as a significant trading center along the Gouwe River.
The municipality maintains official records of population statistics, showing 70,056 Dutch nationals, 2,642 European Union citizens, and 2,474 residents from other countries.
The administrative division operates through elected municipal councils that oversee local governance, infrastructure development, and community services across its urban and rural zones.
The territory comprises different urbanization levels, with 35,180 residents in highly urbanized areas and 780 people living in rural sections.
Location: South Holland
Capital city: Gouda
Elevation above the sea: 0 m
Shares border with: Bodegraven-Reeuwijk, Zuidplas, Vlist, Waddinxveen, Ouderkerk
Phone: +310182
Email: gemeente@gouda.nl
Website: https://gouda.nl
GPS coordinates: 52.01806,4.70556
Latest update: May 28, 2025 18:31
Town hall of Gouda
789 m
List of stained glass windows in the Janskerk, Gouda
898 m
Waag, Gouda
753 m
Kasteel van Gouda
1.3 km
Museum Gouda
975 m
Gouwekerk
998 m
Natuurgebied 't Weegje, Waddinxveen
2.4 km
Huis van de Stad
100 m
Julianasluis
2 km
Gouwe aqueduct
2.8 km
Reeuwijkse plassen
3.4 km
Waaiersluis, Gouda
2.1 km
Goudse Schouwburg
533 m
Naaierstraat 6, Gouda
753 m
Weeshuis
993 m
De Zalm
753 m
Goudse Hout
2.3 km
Jewish Cemetery
938 m
Lazaruspoortje
949 m
Agnietenkapel
680 m
De Moriaan (Former museum)
1.1 km
Visbanken (Gouda)
952 m
Willem Vroesenhuis
1 km
Kleiwegkerk
535 m
Synagoge (Gouda)
713 m
Stolwijkersluis
1.8 km
Mallegatsluis
1.4 km
Jeruzalemkapel
968 mReviews
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