Werkendam

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Werkendam
Former municipality, town
Countryside in Werkendam
Countryside in Werkendam
Flag of Werkendam
Coat of arms of Werkendam
Highlighted position of Werkendam in a municipal map of North Brabant
Location in North Brabant
Coordinates: 51°48′N 4°54′E / 51.800°N 4.900°E / 51.800; 4.900Coordinates: 51°48′N 4°54′E / 51.800°N 4.900°E / 51.800; 4.900
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceNorth Brabant
MunicipalityAltena
Merged2019
Area
 • Total121.76 km2 (47.01 sq mi)
 • Land104.57 km2 (40.37 sq mi)
 • Water17.19 km2 (6.64 sq mi)
Elevation0 m (0 ft)
Demonym(s)Werkendammer
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode
4250–4255, 4270–4273
Area code0183
Websitewww.werkendam.nl

Werkendam (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌʋɛrkə(n)ˈdɑm] (audio speaker iconlisten)) is a town and a former municipality in the southern Netherlands. The municipality, part of Land van Heusden en Altena, contained a large part of De Biesbosch area as is located in the province of North Brabant. On January 1sth 2019 it joined Woudrichem and Aalburg in the new municipality of Altena.

Population centres[edit]

Topography[edit]

2013-Werkendam.jpg

Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Werkendam, 2013.

Transport[edit]

Public transport is by Veolia neighborhood bus to Gorinchem through Sleeuwijk Tol, and by ferry to Boven-Hardinxveld.[4] 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.[4]

View of Werkendam and the Nieuwe Merwede river.

Notable people[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Postcodetool for 4251VZ". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
  3. ^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  4. ^ a b (in Dutch) www.voetveren.nl

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