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275px|thumb|Topographic map of Alblasserdam, Sept. 2014 Alblasserdam () is a town and municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. It covers an area of , of which is water, and has a population of as of . Alblasserdam is officially a part of the Drechtsteden region. A portion of the small village of Kinderdijk, which boasts the largest and most famous concentration of windmills in the Netherlands, is part of Alblasserdam.

Key facts

Settlement.name
Alblasserdam
Settlement.settlement_type
Municipality
Settlement.image_skyline
Alblasserdam kerk.jpg
Settlement.image_alt
Church in background white pedestrian bridge in foreground
Settlement.image_caption
Church in Alblasserdam
Settlement.image_flag
Alblasserdam vlag.svg
Settlement.flag_size
100x67px
Settlement.flag_alt
Coat of arms in flag, the flag's top half is yellow, the bottom half red
Settlement.image_shield
Coat of arms of Alblasserdam.svg
Settlement.shield_size
100x80px
Settlement.shield_alt
Lion rampant, top half yellow on red background, bottom half red on yellow background
Settlement.image_map
Map - NL - Municipality code 0482 (2009).svg
Settlement.map_alt
Highlighted position of Alblasserdam in a municipal map of South Holland
Settlement.map_caption
Location in South Holland
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
Netherlands
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1
South Holland

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Wikidata facts

Demonym
Alblasserdammer
Located in
South Holland
Population
20136
Area
1.28
Elevation
4
Time zone
UTC+01:00
Body of water
Noord
Shares border with
Papendrecht
Official website
www.alblasserdam.nl
Image
Alblas dam.jpg
Households
8124
Dialing code
078
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contains settlement
Kortland
postal code
2950–2954
Commons category
Alblasserdam
topic's main category
Category:Alblasserdam
category of associated people
Category:People from Alblasserdam
category for people born here
Category:Births in Alblasserdam
phone number
+31078
street address
Cortgene 2, 2951 ED Alblasserdam
email address
mailto:[email protected]
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Encyclopedic overview

10 sections
Contents
  • Etymology
  • History
  • 13th-19th century
  • 20th century
  • 21st century
  • Public transportation
  • Notable people
  • Gallery
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275px|thumb|Topographic map of Alblasserdam, Sept. 2014 Alblasserdam () is a town and municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. It covers an area of , of which is water, and has a population of as of . Alblasserdam is officially a part of the Drechtsteden region. A portion of the small village of Kinderdijk, which boasts the largest and most famous concentration of windmills in the Netherlands, is part of Alblasserdam.

==Etymology== The name Alblasserdam is derived from its location near the creek Alblas where a dam was built. Inhabitants of Alblasserdam are called Alblasserdammers (singular: Alblasserdammer).

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Alblasserdam” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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