Nederlek

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The former municipality covered an area of Script error: No such module "convert". of which Script error: No such module "convert". was covered by water. It was formed on 1 January 1985, by the amalgamation of the municipalities Krimpen aan de Lek and Lekkerkerk. Its name means "Lower Lek", a reference to its location on the Lek River.

There is no town called Nederlek; the former municipality consisted of the population centres Krimpen aan de Lek and Lekkerkerk. The last town gained notoriety in 1980 when a large amount of toxic waste was found underneath a residential area built in the 1970s. The cost of cleaning up the mess ran up to 188 million guilders (approximately 90 million US dollars).

File:Binnenkomst Lekkerkerk via dijk vanaf Krimpen aan de Lek CIMG9555.JPG
View of Lek River and Lekkerkerk in the distance.

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