Klundert

Klundert is a city in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is located close to the Hollands Diep, about 3 km northwest of Zevenbergen. It received city rights in 1357.

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Settlement.name: Klundert
Settlement.settlement_type: City
Settlement.native_name_lang: nl
Settlement.image_skyline: Klundert 213.JPG
Settlement.image_caption: Former town hall of Klundert
Settlement.image_flag: Klundert vlag.svg
Settlement.image_shield: Klundert wapen.svg
Settlement.pushpin_map: Netherlands North Brabant#Netherlands
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 250
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in the province of North Brabant in the Netherlands
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Netherlands
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: North Brabant
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Moerdijk
Settlement.elevation_m: 2.2
Settlement.area_total_km2: 36.13

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Population: 1767
Image: Klundert vesting 20040517.jpg

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Commons category: Klundert
postal code: 4790–4791
P8168: Eran

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Klundert is a city in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is located close to the Hollands Diep, about 3 km northwest of Zevenbergen. It received city rights in 1357.

== History == The current name was first mentioned in 1537 as "die clunder", and means piece of clay. The settlement started around 1250 as Die Overdraghe. In 1357, it received city rights as the capital of the heerlijkheid Niervaert. The city was destroyed in 1421 by the St. Elizabeth's flood. A new settlement appeared around 1558. Klundert was fortified in 1581.