Waddinxveen

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Waddinxveen

| settlement_type = Municipality

| image_skyline = HefbrugWveen.jpg

| image_alt =

| image_caption = Vertical-lift bridge over the Gouwe in Waddinxveen

| image_flag = Vlag waddinxveen.svg

| flag_size = 100x67px

| flag_alt =

| image_shield = Coat of arms of Waddinxveen.svg

| shield_size = 100x80px

| shield_alt =

| image_map = Map - NL - Municipality code 0627 (2009).svg

| map_alt = Highlighted position of Waddinxveen in a municipal map of South Holland

| map_caption = Location in South Holland

| coordinates = {{coord|52|3|N|4|39|E|region:NL|display=inline,title}}

| coordinates_footnotes =

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = Netherlands

| subdivision_type1 = Province

| subdivision_name1 = South Holland

| government_footnotes = {{cite web

|url = http://www.waddinxveen.nl/bestuur-en-organisatie/samenstelling-college_41261/

|title = Samenstelling college

|trans-title = Members of the board

|language = nl

|publisher = Gemeente Waddinxveen

|access-date = 26 August 2013

|url-status = dead

|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131104130956/http://www.waddinxveen.nl/bestuur-en-organisatie/samenstelling-college_41261/

|archive-date = 4 November 2013

}}

| governing_body = Municipal council

| leader_party = SGP

| leader_title = Mayor

| leader_name = Evert Jan Nieuwenhuis

| unit_pref = Metric

| area_footnotes = {{Dutch municipality total area|dataref}}

| area_total_km2 = {{Dutch municipality total area|Waddinxveen}}

| area_land_km2 = {{Dutch municipality land area|Waddinxveen}}

| area_water_km2 = {{Dutch municipality water area|Waddinxveen}}

| elevation_footnotes = {{cite web

|url = http://www.ahn.nl/postcodetool

|title = Postcodetool for 2741HR

|language = nl

|author =

|work = Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland

|publisher = Het Waterschapshuis

|access-date = 26 August 2013}}

| elevation_m = −2

| elevation_max_footnotes =

| elevation_max_m =

| elevation_min_footnotes =

| elevation_min_m =

| population_footnotes = {{Dutch municipality population|dataref}}

| population_total = {{Dutch municipality population|Waddinxveen}}

| population_as_of = {{MONTHNAME|{{Dutch municipality population|popbasemonth}}}} {{Dutch municipality population|popbaseyear}}

| population_density_km2 = {{Dutch municipality population density|Waddinxveen}}

| population_demonym = Waddinxvener

| timezone1 = CET

| utc_offset1 = +1

| timezone1_DST = CEST

| utc_offset1_DST = +2

| postal_code_type = Postcode

| postal_code = 2740–2743

| area_code_type = Area code

| area_code = 0182

| website = {{URL|1=http://www.waddinxveen.nl}}

| footnotes =

}}

Waddinxveen ({{IPA|nl|ˌʋɑdɪŋksˈfeːn|-|Nl-Waddinxveen.ogg}}) is a town and municipality along the Gouwe river in the western Netherlands in the province of South Holland near Gouda. The municipality had a population of {{formatnum:{{Dutch municipality population|Waddinxveen}}}} in {{YEAR|{{Dutch municipality population|popbaseyear}}}} and covers an area of {{convert|{{Dutch municipality total area|Waddinxveen}}|km2|abbr=on}} of which {{convert|{{Dutch municipality water area|Waddinxveen}}|km2|abbr=on}} is water.

A small piece of artwork named {{Interlanguage link|De Vergeten Plek|nl|}} (Dutch for 'The Forgotten Place') marks the lowest point on the Dutch polders, 7.01 meters below Amsterdam Ordnance Datum.{{cite web|url=https://rondevanwaddinxveen.nl/portfolio-view/gemeente-waddinxveen/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200807174341/rondevanwaddinxveen.nl/portfolio-view/gemeente-waddinxveen/|archive-date=2020-08-07|title=Gemeente Waddinxveen}}