Alblasserdam
Sign in to save275px|thumb|Topographic map of Alblasserdam, Sept. 2014 Alblasserdam () is a town and municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. It covers an area of , of which is water, and has a population of as of . Alblasserdam is officially a part of the Drechtsteden region. A portion of the small village of Kinderdijk, which boasts the largest and most famous concentration of windmills in the Netherlands, is part of Alblasserdam.
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- Alblasserdam
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- Municipality
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- Alblasserdam kerk.jpg
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- Church in background white pedestrian bridge in foreground
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- Church in Alblasserdam
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- 100x67px
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- Coat of arms in flag, the flag's top half is yellow, the bottom half red
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- Lion rampant, top half yellow on red background, bottom half red on yellow background
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- Map - NL - Municipality code 0482 (2009).svg
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- Highlighted position of Alblasserdam in a municipal map of South Holland
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- Location in South Holland
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- Netherlands
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- South Holland
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275px|thumb|Topographic map of Alblasserdam, Sept. 2014 Alblasserdam () is a town and municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. It covers an area of , of which is water, and has a population of as of . Alblasserdam is officially a part of the Drechtsteden region. A portion of the small village of Kinderdijk, which boasts the largest and most famous concentration of windmills in the Netherlands, is part of Alblasserdam.
==Etymology== The name Alblasserdam is derived from its location near the creek Alblas where a dam was built. Inhabitants of Alblasserdam are called Alblasserdammers (singular: Alblasserdammer).