Lexmond
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Lexmond is a village in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is a part of the municipality of Vijfheerenlanden, and lies about 7 km south of IJsselstein.
Lexmond was a separate municipality in the province of South Holland until 1986, when it became part of Zederik.[1] When Zederik merged into the new municipality Vijfheerenlanden in 2019, it became a part of the province of Utrecht.[2]
History
The village was first mentioned in 1180 as Lakesmunde, and means "mouth of the Laak (river)".[3] Lexmond started as a dike village along the Lek River. In 1277, the Laak was dammed and a little harbour was constructed. The Dutch Reformed Church dates from the 14th century and was extensively restored between 1954 and 1958.[4] In 1840, it was home to 700 people.[5]
Gallery
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New Reformed Church
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Lexmond in 1866.
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View on the pumping station
References
- ↑ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, "Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten", KNAW, 2006. Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
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