CULEMBORG

'' is a municipality and a city in the centre of the Netherlands. The city is situated just south of the Lek River. The cities of Utrecht and 's-Hertogenbosch can easily reached by train.
It received city rights in 1318.
In 1995, Culemborg was one of the cities which was temporarily evacuated because of the risk of flooding.

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Trivia

Famous People from Culemborg

External links

Trivia

During Carnival, Culemborg is called Papklokkendam.

Famous People from Culemborg

★ Anthony van Diemen (1593–1645), Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies

★ Jan van Riebeeck (1619–1677), colonial administrator

★ Bart Evers (1963-), Teacher and famous landlord in Culemborg with two houses and two gardens and one winecellar.

★ Jelka van Houten, an actress

★ [johannes hendrikus Derksen 1912 -1999] builder, landlord ,ten houses, factory complex, master carpenter.born and bred in culemborg migrated to australia in 1961 with wife and four children .

External links

★ Official website

★ Map

★ Google Maps

★ Site focusing on Sinterklaas in Culemborg. Only online in Sinterklaas periods.