Sliedrecht
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| Country | Netherlands | ||
| Province | South Holland | ||
| Area (2006) | |||
| - Total | 14.00 km² (5.4 sq mi) | ||
| - Land | 12.78 km² (4.9 sq mi) | ||
| - Water | 1.22 km² (0.5 sq mi) | ||
| Population (1 January 2007) | |||
| - Total | 23,797 | ||
| - Density | 1,862/km² (4,822.6/sq mi) | ||
| Source: CBS, Statline. | |||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Website: www.sliedrecht.nl | |||
Sliedrecht (population: 23,837 in 2004) is a town and municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The municipality covers an area of 14.00 km² (of which 1.22 km² is covered by water).
The first IKEA store in The Netherlands opened in Sliedrecht in 1978, but it closed in 2006.
Site of the Nationaal Baggermuseum (National Dredging Museum - featuring dredging and salvage).
[edit] Public transportation
Railway Dordrecht to Geldermalsen (line 19), with stations (municipalities bolded), and official station abbreviations:
- Dordrecht (ddr)
- Dordrecht Stadspolders (ddrs) (mun. Dordrecht)
- Sliedrecht (sdt)
- Hardinxveld-Giessendam (gnd)
- Gorinchem (gr)
- Arkel (akl) (mun. Giessenlanden)
- Leerdam (ldm)
- Beesd (bsd) (mun. Geldermalsen)
- Geldermalsen (gdm) edit
Waterbus:
- Dordrecht Merwekade - Dordrecht Hooikade - Zwijndrecht Veerplein - Papendrecht Veerdam - Papendrecht Oosteind - Hollandse Biesbosch - Sliedrecht Middeldiep
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