Moerdijk (Dutch pronunciation: [muːrˈdɛik] ⓘ) is a municipality and a town in the South of the Netherlands, in the province of North Brabant.

This was the last bridge available for the retreat from the vital Scheldt Estuary of the rapidly collapsing German defences near Antwerp in World War II.

(Noteworthy as well, the Moerdijk bridges were one of the first targets of guided, or "smart bombs"- by American heavy bombers in late 1944.)

This expression is used particularly around Mardi Gras in relation to the region's traditional carnival culture, which (with a few local exceptions) does not exist north of the major rivers.

Railway Dordrecht to Roosendaal (part of line 11), with stations and official station abbreviations: Close to Hollands Diep, the area is now used for industrial movements by water, with great inland access as well the access into the North Sea, transport company Van der Vlist have their own port located in the area, and many other transport companies have nearby offices.