Krimpen aan de Lek

Krimpen aan de Lek is a village on the Lek River in the municipality of , province of , the . It had 6,607 inhabitants in 2008.
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  • Type: Village with 6,580 residents
  • Description: farm village in the Netherlands
  • Also known as: “Krimpen”
  • Postal code: 2931

Places of Interest

Highlights: Watertoren and Eendenkooi Bakkerswaal.

Water tower
Photo: Quistnix, CC BY-SA 2.5.
is a water tower.

Nature reserve
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is a nature reserve.

Windmill
Photo: Quistnix, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is one of the Kinderdijk windmills, in the Dutch municipality of Molenlanden.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kinderdijk and Slikkerveer.

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is a village in the polder of the .

Village
is a in the municipality of , . is situated 2½ km southwest of Krimpen aan de Lek.

Village
is a town in the western , in the province of . is situated 3 km east of Krimpen aan de Lek.

Krimpen aan de Lek

Latitude
51.89542° or 51° 53′ 44″ north
Longitude
4.63755° or 4° 38′ 15″ east
Population
6,580
Elevation
-1 metres (-3 feet)
UN/LOCODE
NL KRP
Open location code
9F36VJWQ+52
Open­Street­Map ID
node 44287288
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2752267
Wiki­data ID
Q2267399
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Zeeuws—“Krimpen aan de Lek” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Krimpen aan de Lek”
  • Catalan: “Krimpen aan de Lek”
  • Cebuano: “Krimpen aan de Lek”
  • Chinese: “莱克河畔克林彭”
  • Dutch: “Krimpen a/d Lek”
  • Dutch: “Krimpen aan de Lek”
  • Dutch: “Krimpen aan den Lek”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كريمپين ان دى ليك”
  • Esperanto: “Krimpen aan de Lek”
  • French: “Krimpen aan de Lek”
  • German: “Krimpen aan de Lek”
  • Hebrew: “קרימפן אן דה לק”
  • Irish: “Krimpen aan de Lek”
  • Italian: “Krimpen aan de Lek”
  • Low German: “Krimpen aan de Lek”
  • Luxembourgish: “Krimpen aan de Lek”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Krimpen aan de Lek”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Krimpen aan de Lek”
  • Persian: “کریمپن ان‌ده لک”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Krimpen aan de Lek”
  • Turkish: “Krimpen aan de Lek”
  • Ukrainian: “Крімпен-ан-де-Лек”
  • Zeeuws: “Krimpen an den Lek”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Schuwacht and Sportcomplex Molenzicht.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Watersportvereniging De Lek and Brandweerkazerne Krimpen aan de Lek.

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