Woudrichem (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈʋʌudriɣəm] ⓘ; Brabantian: Woerkum) is a city and former municipality in the province of North Brabant in the Netherlands.

Woudrichem was strategically located at the confluence of the Maas and Waal rivers, within the spheres of influence of the Duchy of Brabant, Gelre, and the County of Holland.

In 1322, the Land of Altena was incorporated into the County of Holland, only to be assigned to the newly formed province of North Brabant in 1815.

In the fourteenth century, the town had grown so much that the Lord of Altena, Willem VII van Horne, granted city rights to Woudrichem in 1356.

In the same year, the Count of Holland moved the comital river toll from Niemandsvriend, located in Sliedrecht, to Woudrichem.

As a result, and due to other privileges such as the fishing rights granted in 1362 by Dirk Loef of Horne, the builder of Loevestein Castle, the town flourished.

It is situated on the south bank of where the rivers Waal and Afgedamde Maas join to form the Boven Merwede.

The other population centres in the municipality were: East of the city lies Loevestein Castle, on the other side of the river in the province of Gelderland.