Sleeuwijk
Sleeuwijk is a village in the Dutch province of North Brabant and part of the municipality of Altena. Historically, it was part of the Land of Altena, and was administered by Woudrichem. Since about 1815 Sleeuwijk had been part of the municipality of De Werken en Sleeuwijk. This had an area of 2111 ha. In 1950, the then 4,218 inhabitants municipality was merged into the municipality of Werkendam, a municipality which was greatly enlarged in 1973. In 2012 the village had 5,349 inhabitants.[1]
Sleeuwijk | |
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Village | |
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 The village centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Sleeuwijk in the former municipality of Werkendam. | |
| Coordinates: 51°49′N 4°57′E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | North Brabant |
| Municipality | Altena |
| Population | |
| • Total | 5,400 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
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