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Sleeuwijk
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Place details
- Locality
- Sleeuwijk
- Region
- Noord-Brabant
- Country
- Nederland
- Population
- 5,859
- Timezone
- Europe/Amsterdam
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Sleeuwijk
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Village
- Settlement.native_name_lang
- nl
- Settlement.image_skyline
- File:Sleeuwijk 07jun14.jpg
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- Aerial view
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- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Netherlands North Brabant#Netherlands
- Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
- 250
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in the province of North Brabant in the Netherlands
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Netherlands
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- North Brabant
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Municipality
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Altena
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Sleeuwijk is a village in the Dutch province of North Brabant and part of the municipality of Altena.
== History == The village was first mentioned in 1268 as "Tyberio de Slewijck" and is a combination of neighbourhood and blunt. The village is known for its ferry to Gorinchem which has been known to exist since 1327. During the 20th century, the ferry caused long delays, and was replaced by the in 1961. In 2017, it was announced that the Merwedebrug would be replaced by a wider bridge, because it has become too narrow.
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