Werkendam | |
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Former municipality, town | |
Coordinates: 51°48′N 4°54′E / 51.800°N 4.900°E | |
Country | Netherlands |
Province | North Brabant |
Municipality | Altena |
Merged | 2019 |
Area | |
• Total | 62.88 km2 (24.28 sq mi) |
Elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 11,215 |
• Density | 180/km2 (460/sq mi) |
Demonym | Werkendammer |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postcode | 4250–4251[1] |
Area code | 0183 |
Website | www |
Werkendam (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌʋɛrkə(n)ˈdɑm] ) 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 joined Woudrichem and Aalburg in the new municipality of Altena.
Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Werkendam, 2013.
Public transport is by Veolia neighborhood bus to Gorinchem through Sleeuwijk Tol, and by ferry to Boven-Hardinxveld.[3] The bus between Utrecht and Breda, and the bus between Gorinchem and Den Bosch goes through Sleeuwijk Tol.
For road traffic to Dordrecht there is a ferry to cross the Nieuwe Merwede river.[3]