Zederik

Zederik (pronunciation ) 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 in 2019.

Zederik
Former municipality
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Location in South Holland
Coordinates: 51°55′N 5°0′E
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceSouth Holland
EstablishedJanuary 1, 1986 (1986-01-01)
ExtinctJanuary 1, 2019 (2019-01-01)
Area
  Total76.50 km2 (29.54 sq mi)
  Land73.73 km2 (28.47 sq mi)
  Water2.77 km2 (1.07 sq mi)
Elevation0 m (0 ft)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode
4126–4128, 4230–4235, 4243, 4245
Area code0183, 0345, 0347
Websitewww.zederik.nl

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

Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Zederik, Sept. 2014.

Notable people

References

  1. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  2. "Postcodetool for 4231BP". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 30 August 2013.
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