Kedichem is a village in the

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province of

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. It is located about 7 km northeast of the city of

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, in the municipality of

Vijfheerenlanden Vijfheerenlanden (), literally "lands of five Lords", is a municipality in the province of Utrecht in the Netherlands. The municipality was created on 1 January 2019 through the merger of the former municipalities of Vianen (Utrecht), Leerdam an ...

. The village was first mentioned between 1395 and 1396 as Kedinghen, and means "settlement of the people of Kedo (person)". In 1840, it was home 381 people. The Protestant Church was built in 1867, and was the replacement of a 15th century church. Kedichem was a separate municipality in the province of

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until 1986, when it merged with Leerdam. In the same year Kedichem became nationally known in The Netherlands when activists burned down a hotel there to prevent a joined meeting of the extreme right Centre Party and Centre Democrats parties, causing a number of injuries.

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Former municipalities of South Holland Populated places in Utrecht (province) Vijfheerenlanden {{Utrecht-geo-stub