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Moerdijk | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | North Brabant |
| Area - Land - Water | 180 kmē 180 kmē 0 kmē |
| Population 2003 - Density | 36,572 203/kmē |
Moerdijk is a municipality and a town in the southern Netherlands, in the province of North Brabant.
Although the municipality is named after the town of Moerdijk, it is one of the smaller towns of the municipality (population as of 2002: 1,205). It is however a well-known name in the Netherlands, because of the large Moerdijk industrial area, with a large power plant, and because of the Moerdijk highway and railway bridges across the Hollands Diep.
Above the Moerdijk (meaning "north of Moerdijk") is used as an expression in Belgium and the southern parts of the Netherlands to mean "in the Netherlands" or "in Holland".
Klundert (population as of 2002: 5,816) is a town close to the Hollands Diep, about 3 km northwest of Zevenbergen. It received city rights in 1357.
Willemstad (population as of 2002: 2,329) is a little old town with well preserved fortifications. It lies on the Hollands Diep, close to the Haringvliet and Volkerak . It received city rights in 1487.
Zevenbergen is the largest town of the municipality (population as of 2002: 14,006). It is located about 10km northwest of Breda. It received city rights in 1427.
Zevenbergen has a railway stationA train station or railway station is a point of call for trains, allowing the loading or unloading of goods, or allowing passengers to board and alight. Early stations were usually built with both passenger and goods facilities. This dual-purpose is stil with connections to DordrechtThis is about the Dutch city of Dordrecht. There is also Dordrecht, South Africa. Dordrecht (population 120,021 ( 2001)) is a city in the Dutch province of South Holland, the third largest city of the province. The city can be found at the place where the and RoosendaalRoosendaal is a municipality and a city in the southern Netherlands. Population centres Heerle Moerstraten Nispen Roosendaal Wouw Wouwse Plantage The city of Roosendaal Roosendaal was established in the 13th century. The professional football team RBC pla.