Werkendam
Werkendam | |
|---|---|
Former municipality, town | |
Countryside in Werkendam | |
| Coordinates: 51°48′N 4°54′E / 51.800°N 4.900°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | North Brabant |
| Municipality | Altena |
| Merged | 2019 |
| Area | |
• Total | 62.88 km2 (24.28 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 11,215 |
| • Density | 180/km2 (460/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Werkendammer |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postcode | 4250–4251 |
| Area code | 0183 |
| Website | www |
Werkendam (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌʋɛrkə(n)ˈdɑm] ⓘ) is a town and a former municipality in southern Netherlands. The municipality, part of Land van Heusden en Altena, contained a large part of De Biesbosch area as it is located in the province of North Brabant. On 1 January 2019 it joined Woudrichem and Aalburg in the new municipality of Altena.