Lexmond is a village in the

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province of

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. It is a part of 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 and ...

, and lies about 7 km south of

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. Lexmond was a separate municipality in the province of

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until 1986, when it became part of

Zederik Zederik () is a former municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The municipality covered an area of of which is water. It had a population of in . The municipality of Zederik was formed on January 1, 1986, thr ...

. When Zederik merged into the new municipality Vijfheerenlanden in 2019, it became a part of the province of Utrecht.

History

The village was first mentioned in 1180 as Lakesmunde, and means "mouth of the Laak (river)". Lexmond started as a dike village along the

Lek River The Lek () is a river in the western Netherlands of some in length. It is the continuation of the Nederrijn after the Kromme Rijn branches off at the town of Wijk bij Duurstede. The main westbound waterway is hereafter called the Lek River. The N ...

. In 1277, the Laak was dammed and a little harbour was constructed. The Dutch Reformed Church dates from the 14th century and was extensively restored between 1954 and 1958. In 1840, it was home to 700 people.

Gallery

File:Lexmond N-H kerk.jpg, New Reformed Church File:Lexmond 1866.png, Lexmond in 1866. File:Gemaal Scharperswijk gezien vanaf de Heicopperweg langs het Merwedekanaal.jpg, View on the pumping station File:4128 Lexmond, Netherlands - panoramio.jpg

References

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