Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht

Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht is a municipality within the Dutch province of South Holland. Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht is, except for the Crezeepolde inside the Zwijndrechtse Waard, part of IJsselmonde. Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht borders within the north at the useless river arm the Waaltje and inside the east at the river Noord. Neighboring municipalities are Ridderkerk that is placed northwestern and Zwijndrecht this is southwestern of Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht, in addition to Alblasserdam and Papendrecht which are both situated on the opposite aspect of the Noord. Until 1855 the municipality turned into known as Hendrik-Ido-Schildmanskinderen-Ambacht and Oostendam.

The merger with Sandelingen-Ambacht in that yr yielded the contemporary municipality name, which is also the name of the most effective village within the municipal borders. According to the Our Language Society, the municipality become once called Hendrik Ido Oostendam and Schildmanskinderen Ambacht, and possibly additionally Hendrik-Ido-Oostendam-Schildmanskinderen-Groot-en-Klein-Sandelingen-Ambacht, this will have been the longest location name in Europe. This special call is going back to the starting place of the polder wherein the village lies. In 1331 the nobleman Hendrik van Brederode determined to embank the Zwijndrechtse Waard.