Sliedrecht () is a town and municipality in the western

Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherl ...

, in the province of

South Holland South Holland ( nl, Zuid-Holland ) is a province of the Netherlands with a population of over 3.7 million as of October 2021 and a population density of about , making it the country's most populous province and one of the world's most densely ...

. The municipality covers an area of of which is covered by water. Sliedrecht is known for the many large dredging companies (including

Boskalis Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. is a Dutch dredging and heavylift company that provides services relating to the construction and maintenance of maritime infrastructure internationally. The company has one of the world's largest dredging fleets, a ...

and IHC Merwede) that come from it. The Dredging Festival takes place in Sliedrecht every two years. The first

IKEA IKEA (; ) is a Dutch multinational conglomerate based in the Netherlands that designs and sells , kitchen appliances, decoration, home accessories, and various other goods and home services. Started in 1943 by Ingvar Kamprad, IKEA has been t ...

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 Dredging is the excavation of material from a water environment. Possible reasons for dredging include improving existing water features; reshaping land and water features to alter drainage, navigability, and commercial use; constructing da ...

and salvage.

Topology

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

Public transportation

Sliedrecht railway station Sliedrecht is a railway station in Sliedrecht, Netherlands. The station is located on the MerwedeLingelijn line between Dordrecht and Geldermalsen, part of the Betuwelijn. Train services Bicycles are allowed on board for free. Bus services ...

and

Sliedrecht Baanhoek railway station Sliedrecht Baanhoek is a railway station, in Sliedrecht, Netherlands. History The station opened on 16 July 1885, but was closed on 15 May 1938. The station was reopened on 11 December 2011. The station lies on the MerwedeLingelijn (Dordrecht &nd ...

are situated on the Geldermalsen–Dordrecht railway. Waterbus route 2: *

Dordrecht Dordrecht (), historically known in English as Dordt (still colloquially used in Dutch, ) or Dort, is a city and municipality in the Western Netherlands, located in the province of South Holland. It is the province's fifth-largest city after R ...

Merwekade - Dordrecht Hooikade - Zwijndrecht Veerplein -

Papendrecht Papendrecht () is a town and municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland, at the crossing of the River Beneden Merwede and the Noord River. The municipality had a population of in and covers an area of of which is ...

Veerdam - Papendrecht Oosteind - Hollandse

Biesbosch De Biesbosch National Park is one of the largest national parks of the Netherlands and one of the last extensive areas of freshwater tidal wetlands in Northwestern Europe. The Biesbosch ('forest of sedges' or 'rushwoods') consists of a large n ...

- Sliedrecht Middeldiep

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 Wina Born-Meijer (Sliedrecht, 21 August 1920 – Amsterdam, 6 August 2001) was a Dutch journalist. She is often named as ''de moeder van de Nederlandse gastronomie'' (English: ''The mother of the Dutch gastronomy''). She has written about a hundr ...

(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 Jorien van den Herik (born 11 November 1943 in Sliedrecht) is a Dutch businessman. He is most widely known as the former chairman of Dutch football club Feyenoord Rotterdam between 1992 and 2006. Van den Herik helped Feyenoord to purchase some ...

(born 1943) is a Dutch business man, Chairman of

Feyenoord Rotterdam Feyenoord Rotterdam () is a Dutch professional football club in Rotterdam, which plays in the Eredivisie, the top tier in Dutch football. Founded as Wilhelmina in 1908, the club changed to various names before settling on being called after it ...

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 Events January * January 1 ** Polish–Soviet War in 1920: The Russian Red Army increases its troops along the Polish border from 4 divisions to 20. ** Kauniainen, completely surrounded by the city of Espoo, secedes from Espoo as its own ma ...

and

1924 Summer Olympics The 1924 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1924), officially the Games of the VIII Olympiad (french: Jeux de la VIIIe olympiade) and also known as Paris 1924, were an international multi-sport event held in Paris, France. The op ...

Johan de Kock Johan de Kock (born 25 October 1964) is a Dutch former professional Association football , footballer who played as a centre-back. He earned 13 Cap (sport), caps for the Netherlands national football team, Netherlands national team, in which he ...

(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 The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...

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