Snelrewaard is a hamlet in the

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province of

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. It is a part of the municipality of

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, and lies about 2 km east of the city of Oudewater. A small part of the hamlet is in

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. Snelrewaard was a separate municipality from 1817 to 1989, when it was merged with

. It was first mentioned around 1307 as Snoyelrewaert, and means "land near water belonging to Snel (polder)". Snelrewaard has place name signs. In 1840, it was home to 140 people.

Gallery

File:Snelrewaard RM Noord Linschoterzandweg 24.jpg, Farm in Snelrewaard File:Overzicht van gedeelte van de voorgevel van boerderij - Oudewater - 20378445 - RCE.jpg, Farm in Snelrewaard File:Snelrewaard Melkbussen.jpg, Milk churns

References

Populated places in Utrecht (province) Former municipalities of Utrecht (province) Oudewater Montfoort {{Utrecht-geo-stub