Willemstad, North Brabant

Willemstad
City
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 51°41′31″N 4°26′16″E / 51.69194°N 4.43778°E
Country	Netherlands
Province	North Brabant
Municipality	Moerdijk =
Population (=)[1]	2,362

The port of Willemstad with the tower of the former city hall in the back

Willemstad is a city in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is located in the municipality of Moerdijk. Its population as of 2002 was 2,329.

Willemstad is a small historical town with well preserved fortifications. It lies on the Hollands Diep, close to the Haringvliet and Volkerak. It received city rights in 1585.

Willemstad was a separate municipality until 1997, when it became part of Zevenbergen, which changed name to Moerdijk in 1998.^[2]

Gallery

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  Willemstad seen from the air, the fortifications are clearly visible

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  Windmill former townhall

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  Willemstad, windmill (d´Orangemolen)

References

1. gemeente Moerdijk
2. Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2006.

External links

• J. Kuyper, Gemeente Atlas van Nederland, 1865-1870, "Willemstad". Map of the former municipality, around 1868.

Coordinates: 51°41′31″N 4°26′16″E / 51.69194°N 4.43778°E