Gorinchem

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Gorinchem is a historic fortified city in the Netherlands known for its well-preserved city walls and picturesque old town.

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Label Occurrences
Gorinchem canonical 8
Gorinchem, Gorkum 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
municipality
alternativeName Gorkum NERFINISHED
alternativeSpelling Gorinchem self-linksurface differs
surface form: Gorinchem, Gorkum
country Netherlands
distanceToRotterdam approximately 35 kilometers east
distanceToUtrecht approximately 30 kilometers south
foundingPeriod Middle Ages
governingBody municipal council of Gorinchem
hasAreaCode 0183
hasCityRightsSince 1322
hasDemonym Gorcumer
Gorcumer
surface form: Gorcumeren
hasEconomicActivity light industry
river-related trade and logistics
services sector
hasElevation approximately 2 meters above sea level
hasFeature city ramparts
harbor on the Merwede
historic city gates
star-shaped fortifications
waterways around the old town
hasHeritageStatus protected cityscape (rijksbeschermd stadsgezicht)
hasLandmark Dalempoort city gate
Grote Kerk (St. Jan’s Church)
historic town hall
windmill De Hoop
hasMayor Reimar von Medem
hasMuseum Gorcums Museum
hasPopulation approximately 37,000 (mid-2020s)
hasPostalCodeRange 4201–4207
hasTransport access to A15 motorway
ferry connections on the Merwede
railway station Gorinchem
knownFor historic fortified town center
picturesque old town
well-preserved city walls
language Dutch
locatedIn Province of South Holland
surface form: province of South Holland

western Netherlands
locatedNear National Park De Biesbosch
surface form: Biesbosch area
locatedOn river Linge
Beneden Merwede
surface form: river Merwede
partOf Dutch Water Line
surface form: Dutch Water Line heritage

region of Alblasserwaard and Vijfheerenlanden
timeZone CET
timeZoneDST CEST

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Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

South Holland containsCity Gorinchem
Waal flowsThrough Gorinchem
Jan van der Heyden birthPlace Gorinchem
Tiel locatedEastOf Gorinchem
Arent Roggeveen placeOfBirth Gorinchem
Aert van der Neer placeOfBirth Gorinchem
Abraham Bloemaert placeOfBirth Gorinchem
Gorinchem alternativeSpelling Gorinchem self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Gorinchem, Gorkum
South Holland, Netherlands containsCity Gorinchem
subject surface form: South Holland