Nederland (/ˈniːdərlənd/ NEE-dər-lənd) is a city in Jefferson County, Texas, United States.

It was settled by Dutch immigrants on land sold by the Kansas City Southern Railway.

Nederland is also a part of an area known as "the Golden Triangle", which comprises Beaumont, Port Arthur, and Orange.

The more prominent families were named Rienstra, Doornbos, and Van Oostrom, and their descendants still live in the area today.

The surrounding larger cities of Beaumont, Port Arthur, and Orange came to be known as the Golden Triangle.

The area drew particularly heavily from southern Louisiana, and a strong Cajun flair is evident throughout the community.

With the decline of oil prices in the 1980s, the local economy suffered and Nederland experienced slight population losses, but has stabilized in the late 1990s and 2000s.

[7] From August 26 to 30, 2017, Hurricane Harvey set the record for the highest rainfall from a tropical cyclone in United States history, when 60.58 inches (1,539 mm) of precipitation fell in Nederland.

The United States Postal Service Nederland Post Office is located at 223 North 14th Street.

Boston Avenue is also the location of the Nederland Windmill and Le Maison de Acadiens Museums and Tex Ritter Park.

It includes multiple events during the week with carnival rides, pageants, a parade, golf tournament and live music to name a few.

[20] The carnival is usually held on the second or third week of March, during the Nederland Independent School District's spring break.

Nederland's annual Christmas parade is usually held the second or third week of December, weather permitting.

The parade is hosted by the Chamber of Commerce and allows businesses and organizations throughout the area to enter bands, floats or other vehicles.

[21] The Orange Hotel was built in November 1897 on Boston Avenue near the current location of Bank of America.

Setzer's Hardware was built in 1898 as a rice storage facility at the corner of Boston Avenue and 11th Street, and still stands today.

Proposition B approves upgrades to Bulldog stadium including new turf, bathrooms and press box.

It was formerly located at 1903 Atlanta Avenue and was named the D. Bob Henson Memorial Library after the city manager who was killed in an accident.

The library started out in the Orange Hotel on Boston Avenue and has moved locations several times as the city grew.

Approximately 11 miles (18 km) to the northwest is Interstate 10, which serves as a main east-west corridor from Florida to California.

US 69/287/96 runs along the west side of Nederland, from Port Arthur to Beaumont and merges with Interstate 10.

Texas 347 runs along the east side of Nederland from Port Arthur to Beaumont and merges with US 69/287/96.

FM 365 runs along the south side of Nederland from Port Neches to Winnie and merges with Interstate 10.