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Leerdam

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upright=1.35|thumb|Dutch topographic map of the former municipality of Leerdam, June 2015 Leerdam () is a city and former municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of Utrecht. The municipality was merged with the municipalities of Vianen and Zederik on 1 January 2019. The name of the new municipality is Vijfheerenlanden which is a part of the province Utrecht. The former municipality Leerdam was a part of the province South Holland.

Key facts

Settlement.name
Leerdam
Settlement.settlement_type
City and former municipality
Settlement.image_skyline
Leerdam - Zuidwal.jpg
Settlement.image_caption
City walls and Glass Centre
Settlement.image_flag
Leerdam flag.svg
Settlement.flag_size
100x67px
Settlement.image_shield
Leerdam wapen.svg
Settlement.shield_size
100x80px
Settlement.image_map
Map - NL - Municipality code 0545 (2009).svg
Settlement.map_alt
Highlighted position of Leerdam in a municipal map of South Holland
Settlement.map_caption
Location of the former municipality in South Holland
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
Netherlands
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Utrecht
Settlement.subdivision_type2
Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Vijfheerenlanden
Settlement.extinct_title
Merged

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Official name
Leerdam
Demonym
Leerdammer
Population
1831
Elevation
1
Shares border with
Giessenlanden
Official website
www.leerdam.nl
Image
Leerdam - Zuidwal.jpg
Households
8357
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Commons category
Leerdam
contains settlement
Schoonrewoerd
topic's main category
Category:Leerdam
Commons gallery
Leerdam
postal code
4163
native label
Leerdam
Sources (12)

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Encyclopedic overview

8 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Gallery
  • Glass industry
  • Cheese
  • Public transport
  • Born in Leerdam
  • References
  • External links

upright=1.35|thumb|Dutch topographic map of the former municipality of Leerdam, June 2015 Leerdam () is a city and former municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of Utrecht. The municipality was merged with the municipalities of Vianen and Zederik on 1 January 2019. The name of the new municipality is Vijfheerenlanden which is a part of the province Utrecht. The former municipality Leerdam was a part of the province South Holland.

The south border of the town is formed by the river Linge. The name originates from a dam in the river Lede which was a branch from the river Linge towards Meerkerk. Leerdam is situated almost exactly in the middle of the three highways A2, A15, and A27.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Leerdam” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

Gallery (10)

On the map

3 mapped locations