Dordrecht

Summary

Dordrecht is a municipality of the Netherlands^[1]. Dordrecht has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[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 instance of is recorded as municipality of the Netherlands^[10].
• Dordrecht's instance of is recorded as city^[11].
• Dordrecht's instance of is recorded as cadastral populated place in the Netherlands^[12].
• Dordrecht's instance of is recorded as place with town rights and privileges^[13].
• Dordrecht's shares border with is recorded as Papendrecht^[14].
• Dordrecht's shares border with is recorded as Werkendam^[15].
• Dordrecht's shares border with is recorded as Sliedrecht^[16].
• Dordrecht's shares border with is recorded as Hoeksche Waard^[17].
• Dordrecht's shares border with is recorded as Moerdijk^[18].
• Dordrecht's shares border with is recorded as Zwijndrecht^[19].
• Dordrecht's shares border with is recorded as Strijen^[20].
• Dordrecht's shares border with is recorded as Drimmelen^[21].
• Dordrecht's shares border with is recorded as Hardinxveld-Giessendam^[22].
• Dordrecht's flag is recorded as flag of Dordrecht^[23].
• Dordrecht's twinned administrative body is recorded as Varna^[24].
• Dordrecht's twinned administrative body is recorded as Recklinghausen^[25].
• Dordrecht's twinned administrative body is recorded as Hastings^[26].
• Dordrecht's twinned administrative body is recorded as Bamenda^[27].

Body

Identity

Dordrecht is part of Alblasserwaard-Drechtsteden^[28].

Brands and Namesakes

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

Why It Matters

Dordrecht has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] Dordrecht is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[50]

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