Krimpen aan de Lek

Place in South Holland, Netherlands

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Coordinates: 51°53′35″N 4°37′39″E / 51.89306°N 4.62750°E / 51.89306; 4.62750CountryNetherlandsProvinceSouth HollandMunicipalityKrimpenerwaardPopulation

(2006)

6,540^[1]

51°53′35″N 4°37′39″E / 51.89306°N 4.62750°E / 51.89306; 4.62750

Krimpen aan de Lek is a town on the Lek River in the municipality of Krimpenerwaard, province of South Holland, the Netherlands. It had 6,607 inhabitants in 2008.^[2]

The name Krimpen comes from the archaic word "Krempener", meaning "river crossing". Therefore, Krimpen aan de Lek means "Crossing on the Lek".

Krimpen aan de Lek is a quiet and scenic village with 3 elementary schools.

Krimpen aan de Lek was a separate municipality until 1985, when it merged with Lekkerkerk to create the new municipality of Nederlek.^[3]

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Krimpen ad Lek, church
Krimpen ad Lek, water tower
Krimpen ad Lek, view to a street

References

^ Gemeente op maat, CBS, 2006^{[permanent dead link]}
^ Gemeentegids 2008 Nederlek
^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.