Werkendam
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| Countryside in Werkendam
Countryside in Werkendam
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| Location in North Brabant Location in North Brabant |
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| Country | Netherlands | ||
| Province | North Brabant | ||
| Government[1] | |||
| • Body | Municipal council | ||
| • Mayor | Sjoukje Haasjes-van den Berg (acting) (VVD) | ||
| Area[2] | |||
| • Total | 121.76 km2 (47.01 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 104.57 km2 (40.37 sq mi) | ||
| • Water | 17.19 km2 (6.64 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation[3] | 0 m (0 ft) | ||
| Population (May 2014)[4] | |||
| • Total | 26,414 | ||
| • Density | 253/km2 (660/sq mi) | ||
| Demonym(s) | Werkendammer | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postcode | 4250–4255, 4270–4273 | ||
| Area code | 0183 | ||
| Website | www |
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Werkendam (Audio file "235 Werkendam.ogg" not found) is a municipality and a town in the southern Netherlands. The municipality, part of Land van Heusden en Altena, contains a large part of De Biesbosch area as is located in the province of North Brabant.
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.[5] 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.[5]
References
External links
Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons- (Dutch) Official website
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Hardinxveld-Giessendam (ZH) Boven Merwede |
Gorinchem (ZH) Boven Merwede |
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Woudrichem Aalburg |
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| Drimmelen | Geertruidenberg | Waalwijk |
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