Dordrecht, South Holland, Netherlands

Economy : Retail

🇳🇱 Dordrecht, historically known in English as Dordt or Dort, is a city and municipality in the Western Netherlands, located in the province of South Holland. It is the province's fifth-largest city. The municipality covers the entire Dordrecht Island, also often called Het Eiland van Dordt ("the Island of Dordt"), bordered by the rivers Oude Maas, Beneden Merwede, Nieuwe Merwede, Hollands Diep, and Dordtsche Kil. Dordrecht is the largest and most important city in the Drechtsteden and is also part of the Randstad, the main conurbation in the Netherlands. Dordrecht is the oldest city in Holland and has a rich history and culture.

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Economy The current economy of Dordrecht is based on ship building, wood industry, and steel industry. The city has the sixth largest sea port in the Netherlands. One of the largest employers on Dordrecht Island is DuPont de Nemours (Nederland) B.V. It has 9 factories here with a workforce of 900 people.

In development are the "Learning" and "Health" Business Parks. The Learning Park is intended to have 60,000 m² (645,834.63 sq ft) of space for educational institutions. In the Health Park, a wide range of health services will be located, with the Dordwijk Campus of the Albert Schweitzer Hospital as focal point. Other services include a blood bank, pharmacy, and mental health clinic.

Near the Health Park a new Sport Park will be built. A new large sport centre, the equivalent size of 3 soccer fields, is planned complete with gyms, skating rink, and a pool. Next to this Sport Park, a huge outdoor event terrain will be established.

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Economy: Retail Shopping in the centre of Dordrecht is centred around the Voorstraat, the Sarisgang and the Statenplein (Staten square). The Voorstraat is 1,200 metres (1,300 yd) long, making it the longest shopping street in the Netherlands. Markets are held every Friday and Saturday on the Statenplein and in the Sarisgang and on Tuesday in Dubbeldam.

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Dordrecht, South Holland, Netherlands 
<b>Dordrecht, South Holland, Netherlands</b>
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Dordrecht has a population of over 118,902 people. Dordrecht also forms part of the wider Randstad metropolitan area which has a population of over 8,400,000 people. Dordrecht is ranked #831 for startups with a score of 0.165.

To set up a UBI Lab for Dordrecht see: https://www.ubilabnetwork.org Twitter: https://twitter.com/UBILabNetwork

Twin Towns, Sister Cities Dordrecht has links with:

🇨🇲 Bamenda, Cameroon 🇿🇦 Dordrecht, South Africa 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Hastings, England 🇩🇪 Recklinghausen, Germany 🇧🇬 Varna, Bulgaria
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