The name Dordrecht comes from Thuredrith, an inhabitable spot near the river Thure. Some documentation speaks of a river actually called Thuredrith.
The municipality covers the Dordrecht Island, on the northwest of which the city is located.
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A Distant View of Dordrecht, with a Milkmaid and Four Cows, and Other Figures - Painting by Aelbert Cuyp. National Gallery, London.
A Scene on the Ice near Dordrecht - Painting by Jan van Goyen. National Gallery, London.
A View of the Maas at Dordrecht - Painting by Aelbert Cuyp. J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles.
Meta Description: [ A work by Cuyp from the J. Paul Getty Museum's collection. ]
Dordrecht : Sunrise - Painting by Aelbert Cuyp. Frisk Collection, New York.
The Maas at Dordrecht - Painting by Aelbert Cuyp. National Gallery, Washington, D.C.
The Maas at Dordrecht in a Storm - Painting by Aelbert Cuyp. National Gallery, London.
Thunderstorm over Dordrecht | - Painting by Aelbert Cuyp. Foundation Emil G. Bührle, Zurich.
Meta Description: [ Established as a foundation in 1960, the E.G. Bührle Collection is amongst the most celebrated and important museums in Europe. Indeed it belongs to the very small, select group of public collections in the world put together by a single private collector with great connoisseurship. Its focal poi... ]
View of Dordrecht from the Dordtse Kil - Landscape painting by Jan van Goyen. National Gallery, Washington, D.C.