Sliedrecht
Sliedrecht ( listen? / I ) is a municipality in the Netherlands, South Holland province. It has a total area of 14 km ². On January 1, 2013, it had 24,374 inhabitants.
Location and economic
Sliedrecht, a village with the look of a small industrial city, is situated on the north bank of the Merwede, in Alblasserwaard Polder. It is located east of Dordrecht and west of Hardinxveld- Giessendam. Sliedrecht has a small railway station on the railway line Dordrecht - Tiel. It lies on the highway Rotterdam - Tiel - Arnhem / Nijmegen. Sliedrecht has an inland port.
Sliedrecht is from everlasting center of the dredging industry in the Netherlands. There is also Zulieferungsbetriebe, e.g. Hull and machinery parts and building materials manufacture.
Interestingly, the museum is about this industry ( excavator Museum ) in Sliedrecht.
History
The name consists of the elements: Slie = a small river, or; Schlick; and; drecht = Current or: water crossing (the etymology is uncertain ).
At the time of the Count of Holland Floris V. ( 1277 ), a dike was built in Sliedrecht already. The " Elisabeth flood " from November 18 of the year 1421 forced the residents to find the place elsewhere, namely at its present location, to rebuild. The first heyday Sliedrechts was the period from 1600 to 1650. Until about 1900, the fishing on the river was very important, but had to give way to the dike builders craft. The cultivation of willow wood ( " rijshout " ) as raw material for dikes was significant. See also: dredging industry: History. Sliedrecht was repeatedly hit by bombings in World War II. After the reconstruction, it benefited from the blossom of the Rotterdam harbor and water construction industry.
Allocation of seats in the municipal council
Source: De Volkskrant, March 4, 2010
Attractions
- Nationaal Museum excavator
- Sliedrechts Museum