Waarder is a village in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is a part of the former municipality of Reeuwijk, and lies about 5 km southwest of Woerden.

Waarder
Village
Waarder with the church and the medieval Kerkelaantje
Waarder Location in the province of South Holland in the Netherlands Show map of South Holland Waarder Location in the Netherlands Show map of Netherlands
Coordinates: 52°3′41″N 4°49′21″E
Country	Netherlands
Province	South Holland
Municipality	Bodegraven-Reeuwijk
Area [1]
• Total	8.56 km2 (3.31 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	−1.6 m (−5.2 ft)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	1,660
• Density	190/km2 (500/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	3466[1]
Dialing code	0348

The village was first mentioned in 1108 as Werdere and means "(river) island".[3] Waarder developed as a road on a silted river arm in the 12th century. The Dutch Reformed church is a single aisled cruciform church from the 16th century.[4]

Waarder was a separate municipality until 1964, when it became part of Driebruggen,[5] which became part of Reeuwijk in 1989. Since 2011 it is part of the municipality of Bodegraven-Reeuwijk.[6]

Gallery

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  Dutch Reformed church
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  Nature near Waarder

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