Kedichem
Kedichem is a village in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is located about 7 km northeast of the city of Gorinchem, in the municipality of Vijfheerenlanden.
Kedichem | |
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| Coordinates: 51°51′36″N 5°3′1″E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Utrecht |
| Municipality | Vijfheerenlanden |
| Population (1 januari 2006) | 860 |
| Postcode | 4247 |
| Area code | 0183 |
Kedichem, church
Kedichem was a separate municipality in the province of South Holland until 1986, when it merged with Leerdam.[1] In the same year Kedichem became nationally known in The Netherlands when extreme leftwing activists burned down a hotel there to prevent a joined meeting of the nationalist Centre Party and Centre Democrats parties, causing a number of injuries.[2]
References
- Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2006.
- Bert Klandermans, Nonna Mayer. Extreme right activists in Europe: through the magnifying glass. p. 39.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
External links
- J. Kuyper, Gemeente Atlas van Nederland, 1865-1870, "Kedichem". Map of the former municipality, around 1868.
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