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Willemstad is a town 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.^[1]

^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.

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	'''Willemstad''' is a ~~city~~ in the [[Netherlands\|Dutch]] province of [[North Brabant]]. It is located in the municipality of [[Moerdijk]]. Its population as of 2002 was 2,329.		'''Willemstad''' is a town in the [[Netherlands\|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 [[fortification]]s. It lies on the Hollands Diep, close to the [[Haringvliet]] and [[Volkerak]]. It received [[City rights in the Netherlands\|city rights]] in [[1585]].		Willemstad is a small historical town with well preserved [[fortification]]s. It lies on the Hollands Diep, close to the [[Haringvliet]] and [[Volkerak]]. It received [[City rights in the Netherlands\|city rights]] in [[1585]].