Lexmond

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
Village
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Lexmond
Location in the Netherlands
Lexmond
Lexmond (Netherlands)
Coordinates: 51.9620°N 5.0351°E / 51.9620; 5.0351
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceUtrecht
MunicipalityVijfheerenlanden
Area
[1]
 • Total22.82 km2 (8.81 sq mi)
Elevation
[2]
2 m (7 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total2,960
 • Density130/km2 (340/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
4128[1]
Dialing code0347

Lexmond was a separate municipality in the province of South Holland until 1986, when it became part of Zederik.[3] When Zederik merged into the new municipality Vijfheerenlanden in 2019, it became a part of the province of Utrecht.[4]

History

The village was first mentioned in 1180 as Lakesmunde, and means "mouth of the Laak (river)".[5] 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.[6] In 1840, it was home to 700 people.[7]

  • New Reformed Church
  • Lexmond in 1866.
  • View on the pumping station

References
  1. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 26 March 2022. two entries
  2. "Postcodetool for 4128BK". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  3. Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, "Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten", KNAW, 2006. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on February 20, 2007. Retrieved December 3, 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. "Fusiegemeente Vijfheerenlanden in provincie Utrecht". AD.nl. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
  5. "Lexmond - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  6. Ronald Stenvert and Sabine Broekhoven (2004). Lexmond (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 9034 3. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  7. "Lexmond". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 26 March 2022.
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