Zederik (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈzeːdərɪk] ) is a former municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The municipality covered an area of 76.50 km2 (29.54 sq mi) of which 2.77 km2 (1.07 sq mi) is water. It had a population of data missing in 2021.
Zederik | |
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Former municipality | |
 Skyline of Tienhoven aan de Lek | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
.svg) Location in South Holland | |
| Coordinates: 51°55′N 5°0′E / 51.917°N 5.000°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | South Holland |
| Established | January 1, 1986 |
| Extinct | January 1, 2019 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 76.50 km2 (29.54 sq mi) |
| • Land | 73.73 km2 (28.47 sq mi) |
| • Water | 2.77 km2 (1.07 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (January 2021)[3] | |
| • Total | data missing |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postcode | 4126–4128, 4230–4235, 4243, 4245 |
| Area code | 0183, 0345, 0347 |
| Website | www |
The municipality of Zederik was formed on January 1, 1986, through the merger of the former municipalities of Ameide, Hei- en Boeicop, Leerbroek, Lexmond, Meerkerk, Nieuwland, and Tienhoven aan de Lek. Zederik merged with Leerdam and Vianen into the municipality of Vijfheerenlanden in the province of Utrecht on January 1, 2019. The municipality was named after the Old Zederik, a small canal running through its area.
The population centres of Zederik consisted of Ameide, Hei- en Boeicop, Leerbroek, Lexmond, Meerkerk, Nieuwland, and Tienhoven aan de Lek.
Topography
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Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Zederik, Sept. 2014.
Notable people
edit- Maarten Schakel Sr. (1917–1997) politician
- Teun Kloek (born 1934) economist and Emeritus Professor of Econometrics at the Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam
- Govert Schilling (born 1956) popular-science writer and amateur astronomer
- Rita de Jong (born 1965) rower, she competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Robin Chaigneau (born 1988) former cyclist
References
edit- ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- ^ "Postcodetool for 4231BP". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 30 August 2013.
- ^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
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