Alblasserwaard-Drechtsteden Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
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About Alblasserwaard-Drechtsteden
Alblasserwaard and the Drechtsteden are two regions (Dutch:Landstreken) of the Netherlands. The Alblasserwaard is located between the rivers Lek in the north, the Merwede (Boven-Merwede and Beneden Merwede) in the south, the Oude Zederik, Merwedekanaal and Linge to the east and the Noord in the west. The region has been named after the Alblas river, which was once a heavily used river in the region. The Drechtsteden consist of most of the Dutch cities which have their names end with 'Drecht'. These includeDordrecht,Papendrecht,SliedrechtandZwijndrecht. These cities count some 270.000 citizens in total, spread over169 square kilometres (65sqmi)of land. The Drechtsteden, which literally means 'Drecht-cities', only consists of the cities of such a name found along the Beneden-Merwede, Noord a
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