Woudrichem (;

Brabantian Brabantian or Brabantish, also Brabantic or Brabantine ( nl, Brabants, Standard Dutch pronunciation: , ), is a dialect group of the Dutch language. It is named after the historical Duchy of Brabant, which corresponded mainly to the Dutch provi ...

: ''Woerkum'') is a

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and former

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in the province of

North Brabant North Brabant ( nl, Noord-Brabant ; Brabantian: ; ), also unofficially called Brabant, is a province in the south of the Netherlands. It borders the provinces of South Holland and Gelderland to the north, Limburg to the east, Zeeland to t ...

in the

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History

WLANL - Sandra Voogt - De vismarkt van Woudrichem, ca

The city of Woudrichem was granted

city rights Town privileges or borough rights were important features of European towns during most of the second millennium. The city law customary in Central Europe probably dates back to Italian models, which in turn were oriented towards the traditio ...

in 1356.

Geography

The municipality is located at in the north of

just south of the center of the

. It is part of the region of

Land van Heusden en Altena The Land of Heusden and Altena ( nl, Land van Heusden en Altena) is a region located in the Dutch province of North Brabant. In 1904 it consisted of the historical regions '' Land van Altena'' and '' Land van Heusden'' (only the part above the Be ...

. The city of Woudrichem is the largest settlement in the municipality. It is situated on the southbank of where the rivers Waal and Afgedamde Maas join to form the

Boven Merwede The Boven Merwede () is a stretch of river in the Netherlands, mainly fed by the river Rhine. The Afgedamde Maas river joins the Waal at Woudrichem to form the Boven Merwede, which at Hardinxveld-Giessendam splits into the Beneden Merwede rive ...

. The other population centres in the municipality were: *

Almkerk Almkerk is a village in the municipality of Altena, in the Netherlands. It is located about 7 km south of Gorinchem. History The village was first mentioned in 1292 as Almekercke, and means "church on the Alm river". The Alm used to be a d ...

Andel Andel or Anděl may refer to: * Andel, Netherlands, a village in the municipality of Altena * Angel Award (Czech music) (Czech: ''cena Anděl'') * Anděl (neighborhood) Anděl is a neighbourhood in Prague 5's central district of Smíchov, center ...

Bronkhorst Bronkhorst is a village in the municipality of Bronckhorst, Gelderland, the Netherlands. Technically, it is a city (see below) and with only 157 inhabitants (2010), it is one of the smallest cities in the Netherlands (after Staverden, Eembrugge a ...

* Duizend Morgen * Eng *

Giessen Giessen, spelled Gießen in German (), is a town in the German state (''Bundesland'') of Hesse, capital of both the district of Giessen and the administrative region of Giessen. The population is approximately 90,000, with roughly 37,000 unive ...

* Oudendijk *

Rijswijk Rijswijk (), formerly known as Ryswick ( ) in English, is a city and municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. Its population was in , and it has an area of , of which is water. The municipality also includes t ...

* Stenenheul *

Uitwijk Uitwijk is a village in the municipality of Altena, in the Netherlands.Uitwijk
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* Uppel *

Waardhuizen Waardhuizen is a village in the municipality of Altena, in the province of North Brabant, Netherlands.Waardhuizen

* Zandwijk East of the city lies Loevestein Castle, on the other side of the river in the province of

Gelderland Gelderland (), also known as Guelders () in English, is a province of the Netherlands, occupying the centre-east of the country. With a total area of of which is water, it is the largest province of the Netherlands by land area, and second by ...

Gallery

File:Woudrichem, historische haven tussen Rijkswal en Stadshaven foto4 2016-06-19 12.29.jpg, Historical port in Woudrichem File:Woudrichem, historische haven met kanon bij de Stadshaven-Rijkswal foto7 2016-06-19 12.47.jpg, Historical port in Woudrichem File:Woudrichem, straatzicht Vissersdijk met stadspoort, kanon en de Rooms Katholieke Kerk van Johannes Nepomuk RM39587 foto6 2016-06-19 12.56.jpg, Street view in Woudrichem File:Giessen, de Hervormde kerk RM39609 foto6 2016-06-19 13.17.jpg, Reformed church in Giessen File:Jannie Timmermans winnaar WK Visbakken 2018 - Altena TV.webm, Annual Fish Baking Championship on

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Government

The

municipal council A municipal council is the legislative body of a municipality or local government area. Depending on the location and classification of the municipality it may be known as a city council, town council, town board, community council, rural counc ...

of Woudrichem had 15 members. The

mayor In many countries, a mayor is the highest-ranking official in a municipal government such as that of a city or a town. Worldwide, there is a wide variance in local laws and customs regarding the powers and responsibilities of a mayor as well ...

was Arie Noordergraaf of the

Reformed Political Party The Reformed Political Party ( nl, Staatkundig Gereformeerde Partij, SGP) is a conservative CalvinistThese sources describe the SGP as a Calvinist political party: * * * * * political party in the Netherlands. The term ''Reformed'' is not a refere ...

. On January 1sth 2019 it joined

Werkendam Werkendam () is a town and a former municipality in the southern Netherlands. The municipality, part of Land van Heusden en Altena, contained a large part of De Biesbosch area as is located in the province of North Brabant. On January 1sth 2019 it ...

and

Aalburg Aalburg () is a former municipality in the southern Netherlands, in the province of North Brabant. The municipality had been formed in 1973 by the merging of the former municipalities of Eethen, Veen, and Wijk en Aalburg. On January 1, 2019 it ...

in the new municipality of

Altena Altena (; Westphalian: ''Altenoa'') is a town in the district of Märkischer Kreis, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The town's castle is the origin for the later Dukes of Berg. Altena is situated on the Lenne river valley, in the northern stre ...

Notable people

* Louwrens Hanedoes (1822 in Woudrichem - 1905 in Woudrichem) landscape painter; in the Romantic style, later turning to Realism.

References

External links

* * Geography of Altena, North Brabant Land van Heusden en Altena Former municipalities of North Brabant Populated places in North Brabant Municipalities of the Netherlands disestablished in 2019 Cities in the Netherlands {{NorthBrabant-geo-stub