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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.
In the Vinony graph
Within Vinony's link graph, Alblasserdam is referenced by 152 other articles, and connects out to municipality of the Netherlands, Belgium and Netherlands.
The entry is geolocated on the map in NL, across 3 mapped points.
Vinony files it under Alblasserdam, Alblasserwaard and Drechtsteden.
Its subject is documented across 45 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Alblasserdam
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Municipality
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Alblasserdam kerk.jpg
- Settlement.image_alt
- Church in background white pedestrian bridge in foreground
- Settlement.image_caption
- Church in Alblasserdam
- Settlement.image_flag
- Alblasserdam vlag.svg
- Settlement.flag_size
- 100x67px
- Settlement.flag_alt
- Coat of arms in flag, the flag's top half is yellow, the bottom half red
- Settlement.image_shield
- Coat of arms of Alblasserdam.svg
- Settlement.shield_size
- 100x80px
- Settlement.shield_alt
- Lion rampant, top half yellow on red background, bottom half red on yellow background
- Settlement.image_map
- Map - NL - Municipality code 0482 (2009).svg
- Settlement.map_alt
- Highlighted position of Alblasserdam in a municipal map of South Holland
- Settlement.map_caption
- Location in South Holland
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Netherlands
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- South Holland
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Demonym
- Alblasserdammer
- Country
- Netherlands
- Located in
- South Holland
- Population
- 20136
- Area
- 1.28
- Elevation
- 4
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00
- Body of water
- Noord
- Shares border with
- Papendrecht
- Official website
- www.alblasserdam.nl
- Image
- Alblas dam.jpg
- Households
- 8124
- Dialing code
- 078
Show 10 more facts
- contains settlement
- Kortland
- postal code
- 2950–2954
- Commons category
- Alblasserdam
- topic's main category
- Category:Alblasserdam
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Alblasserdam
- category for people born here
- Category:Births in Alblasserdam
- phone number
- +31078
- street address
- Cortgene 2, 2951 ED Alblasserdam
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- P8168
- Division No. 3
Sources (15)
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Encyclopedic overview
10 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- 13th-19th century
- 20th century
- 21st century
- Public transportation
- Notable people
- Gallery
- References
- External links
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).
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Alblasserdam” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
Gallery (14)
On the map
3 mapped locations