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Nederlek (population: 14,831 in 2004) is a municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The municipality covers an area of 31.44 km² (of which 3.60 km² is covered by water). It was formed on January 1, 1985, by the amalgamation of the municipalities Krimpen aan de Lek and Lekkerkerk. Its name means "Lower Lek", a reference to its location on the Lek River.
There is no town called Nederlek but the municipality consists of the population centres Krimpen aan de Lek and Lekkerkerk. The last town gained notoriety in 1980 when a large amount of toxic waste was found underneath a residential area built in the 1970's. The cost of cleaning up the mess ran up to 188 million guilders (approximately 90 million US dollar).
View of Lek River and Lekkerkerk in the distance.
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