Woudrichem
Woudrichem | |
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City and former municipality | |
Coordinates: 51°49′N 5°0′E / 51.817°N 5.000°E | |
Country | Netherlands |
Province | North Brabant |
Government | |
• Body | Municipal council |
• Mayor | Arie Noordergraaf (acting) (SGP) |
Area | |
• Total | 51.70 km2 (19.96 sq mi) |
• Land | 49.34 km2 (19.05 sq mi) |
• Water | 2.36 km2 (0.91 sq mi) |
Elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Population (January 2021)[4] | |
• Total | data missing |
Demonym | Woudrichemmer |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postcode | 4280–4288 |
Area code | 0183 |
Website | www |
Woudrichem (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈʋʌudriɣəm] ; Brabantian: Woerkum) is a city and former municipality in the province of North Brabant in the Netherlands.
History
The city of Woudrichem was granted city rights in 1356.
Geography
The municipality is located at 51°49′N 5°0′E / 51.817°N 5.000°E in the north of North Brabant just south of the center of the Netherlands. It is part of the region of Land van Heusden en Altena.
The city of Woudrichem is the largest settlement in the municipality. It is situated on the southbank of where the rivers Waal and Afgedamde Maas join to form the Boven Merwede. The other population centres in the municipality were:
Gallery
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Historical port in Woudrichem
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Historical port in Woudrichem
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Street view in Woudrichem
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Reformed church in Giessen
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Annual Fish Baking Championship on Ascension Day
Government
The municipal council of Woudrichem hax 15 members. The mayor was Arie Noordergraaf of the Reformed Political Party (SGP).[1] On January 1sth 2019 it joined Werkendam and Aalburg in the new municipality of Altena.
Notable people
- Louwrens Hanedoes (1822 in Woudrichem - 1905 in Woudrichem) landscape painter; in the Romantic style, later turning to Realism.
- Leendert Antonie Donker (1899 in Almkerk – 1956) politician.
- Hans van Helden (born 1948 in Almkerk) former speed skater
References
- ^ a b "College van B&W" [Board of mayor and aldermen] (in Dutch). Gemeente Woudrichem. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
- ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- ^ "Postcodetool for 4285CP". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
- ^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
External links
- Media related to Woudrichem at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website