Dordrecht

Summary

Dordrecht is a municipality of the Netherlands^[1]. Dordrecht ranks in the top 2% of municipality_of_the_netherlands entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (288 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Dordrecht is located in South Holland^[3].
• Dordrecht is in the country of Netherlands^[4].
• Dordrecht is on the body of water Oude Maas^[5].
• Dordrecht is on the body of water Beneden-Merwede^[6].
• Dordrecht is on the body of water Dordtsche Kil^[7].
• Dordrecht is on the body of water Hollands Diep^[8].
• Dordrecht's head of government is recorded as Peter van der Velden^[9].
• Dordrecht's image is recorded as Dordrecht, Grote Kerk foto2 2010-06-27 17.48.JPG^[10].
• Dordrecht's instance of is recorded as municipality of the Netherlands^[11].
• Dordrecht's instance of is recorded as city^[12].
• Dordrecht's instance of is recorded as cadastral populated place in the Netherlands^[13].
• Dordrecht's instance of is recorded as place with town rights and privileges^[14].
• Dordrecht's flag image is recorded as Flag of Dordrecht.svg^[15].
• Dordrecht's shares border with is recorded as Papendrecht^[16].
• Dordrecht's shares border with is recorded as Werkendam^[17].
• Dordrecht's shares border with is recorded as Sliedrecht^[18].
• Dordrecht's shares border with is recorded as Hoeksche Waard^[19].
• Dordrecht's shares border with is recorded as Moerdijk^[20].
• Dordrecht's shares border with is recorded as Zwijndrecht^[21].
• Dordrecht's shares border with is recorded as Strijen^[22].
• Dordrecht's shares border with is recorded as Drimmelen^[23].
• Dordrecht's shares border with is recorded as Hardinxveld-Giessendam^[24].
• Dordrecht's coat of arms image is recorded as Dordrecht wapen.svg^[25].
• Dordrecht's logo image is recorded as Dordrecht-gemeente-logo.png^[26].
• Dordrecht's flag is recorded as flag of Dordrecht^[27].

Body

Identity

Dordrecht's part of is recorded as Alblasserwaard-Drechtsteden^[28].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Dordrecht include Canons of Dort^[29], a rule^[30]; Dordrecht, Eastern Cape^[31], a town^[32], in South Africa^[33], founded in 1856^[34]; Dordrecht Zuid railway station^[35], a railway station^[36], in Netherlands^[37]; Dordtsche Kil^[38], a river^[39], in Netherlands^[40]; Dordrecht railway station^[41], a railway station^[42], in Netherlands^[43]; New Dordrecht^[44], a village^[45], in Netherlands^[46]; and Eiland van Dordrecht^[47], an island^[48], in Netherlands^[49].

Why It Matters

Dordrecht ranks in the top 2% of municipality_of_the_netherlands entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (288 views/month).^[2] Dordrecht has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[50] Dordrecht is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[51]

Entities named for Dordrecht include Canons of Dort^[29], a rule^[30]; Dordrecht, Eastern Cape^[31], a town^[32], in South Africa^[33], founded in 1856^[34]; Dordrecht Zuid railway station^[35], a railway station^[36], in Netherlands^[37]; Dordtsche Kil^[38], a river^[39], in Netherlands^[40]; Dordrecht railway station^[41], a railway station^[42], in Netherlands^[43]; and New Dordrecht^[44], a village^[45], in Netherlands^[46].