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Willemstad
Willemstad
City
	Coat of arms
Country	Netherlands
Province	North Brabant
Municipality	Moerdijk
Population	2,362

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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]

References

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

External links

Template:Kuyper Map of the former municipality, around 1868.

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

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[1] te Moerdijk

[2] Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.

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 |name               = Willemstad
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 |coordinates_region   = NL
 |subdivision_type   = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
 |subdivision_name   = [[Netherlands]]
 |subdivision_type1  = Province
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+|subdivision_name1  = [[North Brabant]]
 |subdivision_type2  = Municipality
-|subdivision_name2  = Moerdijk
+|subdivision_name2  = [[Moerdijk]]
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+'''Willemstad''' is a [[city#Netherlands|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.
-[[File:Willemstad 20040517.jpg|thumb|Willemstad seen from the air, the [[fortification]]s are clearly visible]]
-[[File:Willemstad haven.jpg|thumb|The [[port]] of Willemstad with the tower of the former [[City and town halls|city hall]] in the back]]
-'''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 was a separate municipality until 1997, when it became part of [[Zevenbergen]], which changed name to [[Moerdijk]] in 1998.<ref>{{Repertorium Nederlandse Gemeenten}}</ref>
 ==References==
 <references/>
 ==External links==
-{{Commons category|Willemstad, North Brabant}}
 *{{Kuyper|Willemstad|nb}} Map of the former municipality, around 1868.
+[[File:Willemstad 20040517.jpg|thumb|left|Willemstad seen from the air, the [[fortification]]s are clearly visible]]
+[[File:Willemstad haven.jpg|thumb|right|The [[port]] of Willemstad with the tower of the former [[City and town halls|city hall]] in the back]]
+{{Commons category|Willemstad, North Brabant}}
 {{Coord|51|41|31|N|4|26|16|E|display=title|region:NL_type:landmark_source:nlwiki}}
+[[Category:Cities in the Netherlands]]
 [[Category:Populated places in North Brabant]]
 [[Category:Former municipalities of North Brabant]]