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Werkendam
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Former municipality, town
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Countryside in Werkendam
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 Werkendam
Location in North Brabant
Werkendam
Location in Netherlands
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| Country | Netherlands | ||
| Province | North Brabant | ||
| Municipality | Altena | ||
| Merged | 2019 | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 62.88 km2 (24.28 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 0 m (0 ft) | ||
| Population
(2021)
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| • Total | 11,215 | ||
| • Density | 178.356/km2 (461.94/sq mi) | ||
| Demonym(s) | Werkendammer | ||
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) | ||
| Postcode |
4250–4251
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| Area code | 0183 | ||
Werkendam (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌʋɛrkə(n)ˈdɑm]) is a town and a former municipality in southern Netherlands. The municipality, part of Land van Heusden en Altena, contained a large part of De Biesbosch area as it is located in the province of North Brabant. On 1 January 2019 it joined Woudrichem and Aalburg in the new municipality of Altena.
Population centres
- Dussen
- Hank
- Nieuwendijk
- Sleeuwijk
- 't Zand
- Werkendam
Topography
Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Werkendam, 2013.
Transport
Public transport is by Veolia neighborhood bus to Gorinchem through Sleeuwijk Tol, and by ferry to Boven-Hardinxveld. The bus between Utrecht and Breda, and the bus between Gorinchem and Den Bosch goes through Sleeuwijk Tol.
For road traffic to Dordrecht there is a ferry to cross the Nieuwe Merwede river.
Notable people
- Gijsbert van Tienhoven (1841 in De Werken – 1914), Prime Minister of the Netherlands 1891–1894
- Anton Mussert (1894 in Werkendam – 1946), one of the founders of the National Socialist Movement in the Netherlands (NSB) and its formal leader (executed)
- Cornelis Pieter van den Hoek (1921 in Leerdam – 2015 in Werkendam), resistance fighter (line-crosser), lived in Werkendam
- Adri van Heteren (born 1951 in Gouda), SGP party chair and Christian minister (in Werkendam)
- Rebekka Kadijk (born 1979 in Werkendam), professional beach volleyball and indoor volleyball player, competed in the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics
See also
In Spanish: Werkendam para niños
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