Zederik

Former municipality in South Holland, Netherlands

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Location in South Holland

Coordinates: 51°55′N 5°0′E / 51.917°N 5.000°E / 51.917; 5.000CountryNetherlandsProvinceSouth HollandEstablishedJanuary 1, 1986 (1986-01-01)ExtinctJanuary 1, 2019 (2019-01-01)Area

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• Total76.50 km² (29.54 sq mi) • Land73.73 km² (28.47 sq mi) • Water2.77 km² (1.07 sq mi)Elevation

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0 m (0 ft)Population

(January 2021)^[3]

• Totaldata missingTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postcode

4126–4128, 4230–4235, 4243, 4245

Area code0183, 0345, 0347Websitewww.zederik.nl

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.

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

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

^ "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.