Werkendam

Werkendam ( listen? / I ) is a municipality in the Netherlands, North Brabant province. It has a total area of ​​124.7 km ², of which about 10 % water.

Places and sights

The municipality Werkendam include:

  • The main town of the same name, where the local government is
  • Dussen the village, with the castle of the same name, this landmark building can be visited from April to October on Wednesday and Saturday afternoons
  • Hank the village with its marina on the edge of National Park De Biesbosch
  • The villages Sleeuwijk and Nieuwendijk, with around a few notable mills and farms
  • A part of the nature reserve Biesbos or De Biesbosch with the 12 km distant from Werkendam Biesbosch Museum

Location and economic

The community forms the western part of the so-called Land van Heusden en Altena, between Dordrecht, which is beyond the Merwede - stream in the northwest and Heusden in North Brabant in the south, which is beyond the Bergsche Maas. The A27 Utrecht -Breda highway crosses the area from north to south. The northeastern neighboring community, Gorinchem, has the nearest station ( 5 km from there by bus to Werkendam ).

Werkendam has some great inland ports which are equipped for maintenance and repair of the Rhine and other inland vessels mainly. Also Werkendam is the home of many Dredger companies. In the other places in the community, especially the agriculture and water sports tourism are significant.

History

Werkendam originated in the middle of the 13th century, in a small river De works, which is perhaps caused by water plants. In 1641 the village was burning mostly down. The Werkendam low on the river between Rotterdam and the Ruhr lying has always been a town of sailors, formerly of fishermen and bins cutters. In the 20th century the craft of dredging of inland waters and outside ports was added.

Dussen grew up around the castle built in 1393. Village and castle were destroyed in the floods of 1421. In the year 1456 was the castle, which was inhabited by local lords of the family of Van der Dussen been restored. Dussen was an independent municipality until 1997, the castle served from 1954-1997 as the town hall.

In the winter of 1944/45, the Battle of the Kapelsche Veer between the Wehrmacht and the Allied troops took place nearby.

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