Woudrichem

Woudrichem
Woudrichem
	City and former municipality
	Martin Church and houses in 2015
	Flag Coat of arms
	Location in North Brabant
	Coordinates: 51°49′N 5°0′E / 51.817°N 5.000°ECoordinates: 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)
Demonym(s)	Woudrichemmer
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode	4280–4288
Area code	0183
Website	www.woudrichem.nl

Woudrichem (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈʋʌudriɣəm] (listen); Brabantian: Woerkum) is a city and former municipality in the province of North Brabant in the Netherlands.

History[edit]

The Fish Market of Woudrichem (c. 1850) by Jan Weissenbruch

The city of Woudrichem was granted city rights in 1356.

Geography[edit]

2013 map of the municipality

The municipality is located at 51°49′N 5°0′E / 51.817°N 5.000°E / 51.817; 5.000 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[edit]

Historical port in Woudrichem
Historical port in Woudrichem
Street view in Woudrichem
Reformed church in Giessen
Play media

Annual Fish Baking Championship on Ascension Day

Government[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

^ ^a ^b "College van B&W" [Board of mayor and aldermen] (in Dutch). Gemeente Woudrichem. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten" [Key figures for neighbourhoods]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
^ "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 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2019.

External links[edit]

Media related to Woudrichem at Wikimedia Commons
Official website

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[mayor_now-1] "College van B&W" [Board of mayor and aldermen] (in Dutch). Gemeente Woudrichem. Retrieved 9 June 2014.

[2] "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten" [Key figures for neighbourhoods]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2014.

[AHN-3] "Postcodetool for 4285CP". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 9 June 2014.

[4] "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2019.

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