Giessendam

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Giessendam is a town in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is located about 10 km east of Dordrecht, on the river Beneden-Merwede.

Giessendam was a separate municipality until 1957, when it merged with Hardinxveld to form the new municipalityof Hardinxveld-Giessendam.[1]

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  1. ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, "Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten", KNAW, 2006. [1]

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Coordinates: 51°50′N 4°50′E / 51.833, 4.833