Werkendam: Biesbosch Entrance Village on the Nieuwe Merwede
From Werkendam's harbour, boat excursions and canoe rentals head north into the Biesbosch national park, one of Europe's last freshwater tidal wetlands. This makes the village of about 11,204 residents a primary access point for exploring the marshland. The Biesbosch MuseumEiland, shaped like a traditional griendwerker's hut, documents the area's nature and cultural history. Werkendam is part of the gemeente Altena since 2019.
Ship repair and river industry have long sustained the local economy. The Nieuwe Merwede carries heavy commercial shipping past the village. The surrounding Land van Altena is a polder landscape of dairy farms and orchards behind river dikes. Gorinchem is about 12 kilometres east, Dordrecht approximately 15 kilometres west.
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From Werkendam's harbour, boat excursions and canoe rentals head north into the Biesbosch national park, one of Europe's last freshwater tidal wetlands. This makes the village of about 11,204 residents a primary access point for exploring the marshland. The Biesbosch MuseumEiland, shaped like a traditional griendwerker's hut, documents the area's nature and cultural history. Werkendam is part of the gemeente Altena since 2019.
Ship repair and river industry have long sustained the local economy. The Nieuwe Merwede carries heavy commercial shipping past the village. The surrounding Land van Altena is a polder landscape of dairy farms and orchards behind river dikes. Gorinchem is about 12 kilometres east, Dordrecht approximately 15 kilometres west.
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