Werkendam

Werkendam () is a town and a former municipality in southern Netherlands. The municipality, part of Land van Heusden en Altena, contained a large part of De Biesbosch area as it is located in the province of North Brabant. On 1 January 2019 it joined Woudrichem and Aalburg in the new municipality of Altena.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Werkendam
Settlement.settlement_type: Former municipality, town
Settlement.image_skyline: Schenkeldijk bij Werkendam - Werkendam - 20387731 - RCE.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Countryside in Werkendam
Settlement.image_flag: Werkendam vlag.svg
Settlement.flag_size: 100x67px
Settlement.image_shield: Werkendam wapen.svg
Settlement.shield_size: 100x80px
Settlement.shield_alt: <!-- Maps, coordinate
Settlement.image_map: Map - NL - Municipality code 0870 (2009).svg
Settlement.map_alt: Highlighted position of Werkendam in a municipal map of North Brabant
Settlement.map_caption: Location in North Brabant -->
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