Woudrichem
City and former municipality
Martin Church and houses in 2015
Martin Church and houses in 2015
Flag of Woudrichem
Flag
Coat of arms of Woudrichem
Coat of arms
Woudrichem is located in North Brabant
Woudrichem
Woudrichem
Location in the province of North Brabant in the Netherlands
Woudrichem is located in Netherlands
Woudrichem
Woudrichem
Woudrichem (Netherlands)
Coordinates: 51°49′N 5°0′E / 51.817°N 5.000°E / 51.817; 5.000
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceNorth Brabant
MunicipalityAltena
Merged2019
Area
[1]
 • Total7.55 km2 (2.92 sq mi)
Elevation
[2]
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total4.680
DemonymWoudrichemmer
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode
4285[1]
Area code0183
Websitewww.woudrichem.nl

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

History

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

The city of Woudrichem was granted city rights in 1356.

Geography

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:

East of the city lies Loevestein Castle, on the other side of the river in the province of Gelderland.

Government

The municipal council of Woudrichem had 15 members. The mayor was Arie Noordergraaf of the Reformed Political Party. 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.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  2. ↑ "Postcodetool for 4285CP". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 9 June 2014.


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