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Robert Westerholt
Robert Westerholt (born 2 January 1975, Waddinxveen) is a Dutch musician, known as the guitarist, backing vocalist and co-founder of the symphonic metal band Within Temptation. He also writes music for the band, along with the band's vocalist, and his partner, Sharon den Adel. The couple became parents to Eva Luna on 7 December 2005 and Robin Aiden on 1 June 2009. He used to work in human resource management before his career with Within Temptation.
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Sharon den Adel
Sharon Janny den Adel (born 12 July 1974, in Waddinxveen, South Holland, Netherlands) is a Dutch singer and composer, best known as the lead vocalist and one of the main songwriters in the Dutch symphonic metal/rock band Within Temptation. She has performed with various bands since she was 13, including a blues rock band called Kashiro, and joined Robert Westerholt in Within Temptation in 1996.
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Waddinxveen (About this sound pronunciation (help·info)) 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 26,304 in 2004, and covers an area of 29.39 km² (of which 1.52 km² is water).

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Official name	Waddinxveen
Image alt	Lift bridge at Waddinxveen crossing the Gouwe
Flag size	120x100px
Image shield	Waddinxveen coa.jpg
Shield size	120x100px
Coordinates display	inline,title
Coordinates region	NL
Subdivision type	Country
Subdivision name	Netherlands
Subdivision type1	Province
Subdivision name1	South Holland
Area total km2	29.39
Area land km2	27.87
Area water km2	1.52
Population as of	1 January, 2007
Population note	Source: CBS, Statline.
Settlement type	Municipality
Population total	25867
Population density km2	928
Timezone	CET
Utc offset	+1
Timezone dst	CEST
Utc offset dst	+2
Latns	N
Longew	E
Website	www.waddinxveen.nl

Waddinxveen () 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 26,304 in 2004, and covers an area of 29.39 km² (of which 1.52 km² is water).

Partner city of Waddinxveen is Pelhřimov in the Czech Republic.

History

The first reference to the area is from 1233, when on April 20, Floris IV, Count of Holland, sold an area of peat lands along the Gouwe River for 200 Dutch Pounds to Nicolas of Gnepwijk, Lord of Aalsmeer and Woubrecht. The area was given the name "Waddinxvene". Because of this event, Waddinxveen celebrated its 750-year anniversary in 1983.

Between 1817 and 1870, Waddinxveen was dissolved and its area split into the municipalities of Noord-Waddinxveen and Zuid-Waddinxveen .

Born in Waddinxveen

Sharon den Adel (b. 1974) - vocalist of Within Temptation

George Baker (b. 1944) - singer

Hubert van Steel (b. 1856) - Dutch Grand Master

Robert Westerholt (b. 1975) - guitarist of Within Temptation

Jack Delhi (b. 1985) - DJ & Producer

Mark van den Akker - radiodj of KXRadio

Bastiaan Bretveld (b. 1989) - currently holds the 8th national position in Dutch high jump competition

Gallery

References

External links

Official Website

http://www.plattegronden.nl/gemeentewaddinxveen/

Category:Municipalities of South Holland Category:Populated places in South Holland