Sliedrecht

Sliedrecht (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈslidrɛxt] ⓘ) is a town and municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland.

Sliedrecht is known for the many large dredging companies (including Boskalis and IHC Merwede) that come from it.

The Dredging Festival takes place in Sliedrecht every two years.

The first IKEA store in the Netherlands opened in Sliedrecht in 1978, but it closed in 2006.

This South Holland location article is a stub.

Jan Rudolph Slotemaker de Bruine, ca.1918