Nieuwe Merwede
The Nieuwe Merwede is a Dutch canal, mainly fed by the river Rhine, that was constructed in 1870 to form a branch in the Rhine–Meuse delta. It was dug along the general trajectories of a number of minor Biesbosch creeks to reduce the risk of flooding by diverting the water away from the Beneden Merwede, and to facilitate navigation and regulate river traffic in the increasingly silted-up delta.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Biesbosch Museum.
Biesbosch Museum
Museum
Photo: Ymblanter, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Biesbosch Museum is situated 4 km northeast of Nieuwe Merwede.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lage Zwaluwe and Blauwe Sluis.
Lage Zwaluwe
Village
Lage Zwaluwe is a village in the municipality Drimmelen, North Brabant, the Netherlands. The Lage Zwaluwe railway station and the Moerdijk bridges lie to the west of the village. Lage Zwaluwe is situated 4½ km south of Nieuwe Merwede.
Blauwe Sluis
Hamlet
Photo: ProfSjors, Public domain.
Blauwe Sluis is a hamlet, which is situated 6 km south of Nieuwe Merwede.
De Wacht
Hamlet
De Wacht is a hamlet in the Dutch province of South Holland and is part of the municipality Hoeksche Waard. The village lies next to the Dordtse Kil. De Wacht is not a statistical entity, and considered part of 's-Gravendeel. De Wacht is situated 7 km west of Nieuwe Merwede.
Nieuwe Merwede
- Type: Stream
- Description: artificial river in the Netherlands
- Categories: canal, river, and body of water
- Location: Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Western Frisian—“Nieuwe Merwede” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “نيوا ميرفيده”
- Cebuano: “Nieuwe Merwede”
- Chuvash: “Ньиве-Мерведе”
- Dutch: “Nieuwe Merwede”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نيوا ميرفيده”
- French: “Nouvelle Merwede”
- Georgian: “ნიეივე-მერვედე”
- German: “Nieuwe Merwede”
- Italian: “Nieuwe Merwede”
- Italian: “Nuova Merwede”
- Japanese: “ニューウェ・メルウェデ川”
- Mingrelian: “ნიეივე-მერვედე”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Nieuwe Merwede”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Nieuwe Merwede”
- Norwegian: “Nieuwe Merwede”
- Russian: “Ньиве-Мерведе”
- Slovenian: “Novi Merwede”
- Western Frisian: “Nije Merwede”
- “Nieuwe Merwede”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Zuidhollandse Biesbosch and Amer.
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