Sliedrecht
Sliedrecht is a town and municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The municipality covers an area of Sliedrecht km2 of which Sliedrecht km2 is covered by water. Known for the many large dredging companies (including Boskalis and IHC Merwede) that come from it.
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Overview
Overview
The Dredging Festival takes place in Sliedrecht every two years. The first IKEA store in the Netherlands opened in Sliedrecht in 1978, but it closed in 2006. Also the site of the Nationaal Baggermuseum (National Dredging Museum) - featuring dredging and salvage.
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Sliedrecht • Settlement Type — Municipality • Shield Size — 100x80px • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Name — Netherlands • Subdivision Type1 — Province • Subdivision Name1 — South Holland • Governing Body — Municipal council • Leader Party — CDA • Leader Title — Mayor • Leader Name — Dirk van der Borg • Unit Pref — Metric • Area Total Km2 — Sliedrecht • Area Land Km2 — Sliedrecht • Area Water Km2 — Sliedrecht • Elevation M — 4 • Population Total — Sliedrecht • Population As Of — popbasemonth popbaseyear • Population Density Km2 — Sliedrecht • Population Demonym — Sliedrechter • Timezone1 — CET • Utc Offset1 — +1 • Timezone1 Dst — CEST • Utc Offset1 Dst — +2 • Postal Code Type — Postcode • Postal Code — 3360–3364 • Area Code Type — Area code • Area Code — 0184 • Website — 1=http: www.sliedrecht.nl
Topology
Topology
Topographic map of the municipality of Sliedrecht, June 2015
Public transportation
Public transportation
Sliedrecht railway station and Sliedrecht Baanhoek railway station are situated on the Geldermalsen–Dordrecht railway. Waterbus route 2: • Dordrecht Merwekade - Dordrecht Hooikade - Zwijndrecht Veerplein - Papendrecht Veerdam - Papendrecht Oosteind - Hollandse Biesbosch - Sliedrecht Middeldiep
Notable people
Notable people
• Illustration — Jan Rudolph Slotemaker de Bruine, ca.1918 • Jan Rudolph Slotemaker de Bruïne (1869–1941) was a Dutch politician and theologian • Wina Born (1920–2001) was a Dutch journalist and writer of cooking books • Aad Nuis (1933–2007) was a Dutch politician and political scientist • Bas van der Vlies (1942–2021) was a retired Dutch politician and teacher • Jorien van den Herik (born 1943) is a Dutch business man, Chairman of Feyenoord Rotterdam 1992/2006 • Joop Hartog (born 1946) is a Dutch labour economist and academic
Sport
Sport
• Henri Wijnoldy-Daniëls (1889–1932) was a Dutch fencer, team bronze medallist at the 1920 and 1924 Summer Olympics • Johan de Kock (born 1964) is a former Dutch football central defender with 449 club caps • Daniël Mensch (born 1978) is a Dutch rower, team silver medallist at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Gallery
Gallery
• Illustration — Gereformeerde kerk Sliedrecht • Illustration — Sliedrecht • Illustration — Sliedrecht aan de Beneden Merwede
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The biographical narrative on this page is based on the Wikipedia article Sliedrecht, revision 1361903039 (EN edition), by its contributors. VALÉORINE has edited that text and built its own documentary record around it. The reused material is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, and this page's reuse of it is offered under the same licence. Everything else on this page — the chronology, the holdings, the evidence, the plates and the connections — is VALÉORINE's own record. Sources and licences.
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