Dordrecht
Municipality
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Dordrecht
Coordinates: 51°48′49.9″N 4°39′52.0″E  /  51.813861°N 4.664444°E  / 51.813861; 4.664444
Country	Netherlands
Province	Zuid-Holland
Government
? Mayor	Wouter Kolff
Area
? Total	78.54 km 2 (30.32 sq mi)
Population   (January 1, 2001)
? Total	120,019
? Density	1,528/km 2 (3,960/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 ( CET )
Postal code (s)	3300?3329
MCN	0505
Website	Official website

Dordrecht is a municipality in the Netherlands , in the province South Holland .

Dordrecht was founded in 1047 and got its City Rights in 1220 . It was the first city in the west of the Netherlands to get City Rights. In 1572 the Dutch Dukes under Willem van Oranien declared their independence from Spain in Dordrecht.

Dordrecht has about 120,000 inhabitants. It has a marine harbor , metal and food industry.