Sliedrecht
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Sliedrecht (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈsli.drɛxt] (listen)) is a town and municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The municipality covers an area of 14.01 km2 (5.41 sq mi) of which 1.17 km2 (0.45 sq mi) is covered by water.
Sliedrecht is known for the many large dredging companies (including Boskalis and IHC Merwede) that come from it. The Dredging Festival takes place in Sliedrecht every two years. The first IKEA store in the Netherlands opened in Sliedrecht in 1978, but it closed in 2006. Sliedrecht is also the site of the Nationaal Baggermuseum (National Dredging Museum) - featuring dredging and salvage.
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- Birth of Sijmon Herbertzoon Van der Vlies
- Birth of Pieter Gerrits Both
- Birth of Pieter Janzoon De Jager
- Birth of Neeltje Visser
- Birth of Jan Van der Vlies
- Birth of Jacob Roskam
- Birth of Annigje Abramse Van Rees
- Marriage of Klaas Dirkszoon Bilkers, Teuntje Paulusdochter Van der Esch
- Death of Lijntje Gijsberts Van den Brande
- Birth of Hilligje Pieters Both
- Marriage of Hilligje Pieters Both, Jan Van der Vlies
- Birth of Arie De Jager
- Birth of Jacob Van der Vlies
- Marriage of Barber Muijen, Jacob Roskam
- Birth of Marigie Roskam
- Marriage of Antonie Pieters Benders, Annigje Abramse Van Rees
- Birth of Barbara Benders
- Death of Pieter Gerrits Both
- Marriage of Barbara Benders, Jacob Van der Vlies
- Marriage of Paulus Bilkers, Marigie Roskam
- Death of Jan Van der Vlies
- Birth of Hilligje Van der Vlies
- Death of Antonie Pieters Benders
- Birth of Cornelis De Jager
- Death of Arie De Jager
- Death of Hilligje Pieters Both
- Marriage of Cornelis De Jager, Hilligje Van der Vlies
- Marriage of Barbara Bilkers, Dirk Van Wijngaarden
- Death of Jacob Van der Vlies
- Birth of Poulus Van Wijngaarden
- Birth of Jannigje De Jager
- Death of Barbara Benders
- Death of Dirk Van Wijngaarden
- Marriage of Jannigje De Jager, Poulus Van Wijngaarden
- Birth of Dirk Van Wijngaarden
- Death of Dirk Van Wijngaarden
- Death of Hilligje Van der Vlies
- Birth of Hilligje Van Wijngaarden
- Birth of Cornelia Van Wijngaarden
- Birth of Jannigje Van Wijngaarden
- Death of Jannigje Van Wijngaarden
- Birth of Jannigje Van Wijngaarden
- Birth of Dirksje Van Wijngaarden
- Birth of Poulina Martina Van Wijngaarden
- Birth of Barbara Van Wijngaarden
- Death of Barbara Bilkers