Leerdam
Sign in to saveupright=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
Article
8 sectionsContents
- 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.