Sliedrecht () is a town and municipality in the western

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, in the province of South Holland. The municipality covers an area of of which is covered by water. Sliedrecht is known for the many large dredging companies (including Boskalis and IHC Merwede) that come from it. 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. Sliedrecht is also the site of the ''Nationaal Baggermuseum'' (National Dredging Museum) - featuring dredging and salvage.

Topology

''Dutch topographic map of the municipality of Sliedrecht, June 2015''

Public transportation

Sliedrecht railway station and Sliedrecht Baanhoek railway station are situated on the Geldermalsen–Dordrecht railway. Waterbus route 2: *

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Notable people

Jan Rudolph Slotemaker de Bruïne Jan Rudolph Slotemaker de Bruïne (6 May 1869 – 1 May 1941) was a Dutch politician of the defunct Christian Historical Union (CHU) party now merged into the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) party and theologian. Slotemaker de Bruïne applied ...

(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 Bastiaan Johannis "Bas" van der Vlies (29 June 1942 – 7 November 2021) was a Dutch politician of the Reformed Political Party (SGP) and teacher. He was an MP from 10 June 1981 to 17 June 2010. He was also both Parliamentary leader and Leader ...

(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

Henri Wijnoldy-Daniëls Henri Wijnoldy-Daniëls (26 November 1889 – 20 August 1932) was a Dutch épée, foil and sabre fencer. He won a bronze medal in the team sabre events at the 1920 and 1924 Summer Olympics The 1924 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques ...

(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

File:Gereformeerde kerk Sliedrecht - foto6 2010-06-27 15.29.jpg, Gereformeerde kerk Sliedrecht File:Sliedrecht, Netherlands - panoramio (1).jpg, Sliedrecht File:Sliedrecht aan de Beneden Merwede 2018 1.jpg, Sliedrecht aan de Beneden Merwede

References

External links

Official websiteNationaal Baggermuseum
Municipalities of South Holland Populated places in South Holland Alblasserwaard Drechtsteden {{SouthHolland-geo-stub