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Moerdijk made headlines on 5 January 2011 because of a large fire at Chemie-Pack (a firm processing numerous chemicals) causing a large cloud of toxic smoke to blow over the surrounding area, mostly to the north of Moerdijk.
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Close to Hollands Diep, the area is now used for industrial movements by water, with great inland access as well the access into the North Sea, transport company
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is however a well-known name in the Netherlands, because of the large Moerdijk industrial area, with a large power plant, and because of the well-known
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is the largest town of the municipality (population as of 2002: 14,006). It is located about 10 km northwest of
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The village of Moerdijk is one of the smaller villages of the municipality. Population as of 2002 is 1,205.
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have their own port located in the area, and many other transport companies have nearby offices.
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The municipality of Moerdijk was founded in 1997 following the merger of the municipalities of
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and the southern parts of the Netherlands to mean "in the Netherlands" or "in Holland".
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Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Moerdijk, June 2015
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Defense of the Fort Noordam in 1590 against the Spanish army
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Landmeterskaart van de polder van West Heijningen, 1723
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List of cities, towns and villages in North Brabant
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Moerdijk (disambiguation)
Municipality
Aerial view over Moerdijk (Zevenbergen in centre)
Flag of Moerdijk
Coat of arms of Moerdijk
Highlighted position of Moerdijk in a municipal map of North Brabant
51°39′N 4°36′E / 51.650°N 4.600°E / 51.650; 4.600
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Netherlands
Province
North Brabant
Municipal council
Mayor
Aart-Jan Moerkerke
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UTC+1
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www.moerdijk.nl
[muːrˈdɛik]

municipality
town
Netherlands
North Brabant

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