Werkendam is a municipality

Municipality

A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...

 and a town

Town

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 in the southern Netherlands

Netherlands

The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

. The municipality

Municipality

A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...

 contains a large part of the Biesbosch

Biesbosch

De Biesbosch , is one of the largest national parks of the Netherlands and one of the last freshwater tide areas in Europe. The Biesbosch consists of a rather large network of rivers and smaller and larger creeks with islands. The vegetation is mostly willow forests, although wet grasslands and...

 area.

Population centres

• Dussen
  Dussen
  Dussen is a town in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is a part of the municipality of Werkendam, and lies about 12 km south of Gorinchem....
  
  
• Hank
  Hank (Werkendam)
  Hank is a town in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is a part of the municipality of Werkendam, and lies about north of Oosterhout.In 2001, the town of Hank had 2,975 inhabitants...
  
  
• Nieuwendijk
  Nieuwendijk
  Nieuwendijk is a town in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is a part of the municipality of Werkendam, and lies about 8 km south of Gorinchem.In 2001, the town of Nieuwendijk had 2,212 inhabitants...
  
  
• Sleeuwijk
  Sleeuwijk
  Sleeuwijk is a town in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is a part of the municipality of Werkendam, lies about 3 km southwest of Gorinchem and borders the hamlet of 't Zand to the southeast.The town of Sleeuwijk has about 6,000 inhabitants....
  
  
• 't Zand
  't Zand (Werkendam)
  't Zand is a hamlet in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is located in the municipality of Werkendam, on the southeastern edge of the village of Sleeuwijk.-References:...
  
  
• Werkendam

Transport

Public transport

Public transport

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 is by Veolia neighborhood bus to Gorinchem

Gorinchem

Gorinchem , also called Gorkum , is a city and municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The municipality covers an area of 21.99 km² of which 3.03 km² is water...

 through Sleeuwijk Tol, and by ferry to Boven-Hardinxveld. The bus between Utrecht

Utrecht (city)

Utrecht city and municipality is the capital and most populous city of the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is located in the eastern corner of the Randstad conurbation, and is the fourth largest city of the Netherlands with a population of 312,634 on 1 Jan 2011.Utrecht's ancient city centre features...

 and Breda

Breda

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, and the bus between Gorinchem

Gorinchem

Gorinchem , also called Gorkum , is a city and municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The municipality covers an area of 21.99 km² of which 3.03 km² is water...

 and Den Bosch goes through Sleeuwijk Tol.

For road traffic to Dordrecht

Dordrecht

Dordrecht , colloquially Dordt, historically in English named Dort, is a city and municipality in the western Netherlands, located in the province of South Holland. It is the fourth largest city of the province, having a population of 118,601 in 2009...

 there is a ferry

Ferry

A ferry is a form of transportation, usually a boat, but sometimes a ship, used to carry primarily passengers, and sometimes vehicles and cargo as well, across a body of water. Most ferries operate on regular, frequent, return services...

 to cross the Nieuwe Merwede

Nieuwe Merwede

The Nieuwe Merwede is a canal that was constructed in 1870 to form a branch in the Rhine-Meuse delta. It was dug along the general trajectories of a number of minor Biesbosch creeks to reduce the risk of flooding by diverting the water away from the Beneden Merwede, and to facilitate navigation...

river.