Snelrewaard is a hamlet in the Dutch

Netherlands

The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

 province of Utrecht

Utrecht (province)

Utrecht is the smallest province of the Netherlands in terms of area, and is located in the centre of the country. It is bordered by the Eemmeer in the north, Gelderland in the east, the river Rhine in the south, South Holland in the west, and North Holland in the northwest...

. It is a part of the municipality of Oudewater

Oudewater

Oudewater is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of Utrecht.-Population centres :The municipality of Oudewater consists of the following cities, towns, villages and/or districts: Hekendorp, Oudewater, Papekop, Snelrewaard....

, and lies about 2 km east of the city of Oudewater.

Snelrewaard was a separate municipality from 1817 to 1989, when it was merged with Oudewater

Oudewater

Oudewater is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of Utrecht.-Population centres :The municipality of Oudewater consists of the following cities, towns, villages and/or districts: Hekendorp, Oudewater, Papekop, Snelrewaard....

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The statistical district "Snelrewaard", which covers the villages of Snelrewaard and Willeskop

Willeskop

Willeskop is a village in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is located in the municipality of Montfoort, 2 km east of that city.Willeskop was a separate municipality between 1818 and 1989, when it was merged with Montfoort.-External links:...

and the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 440.