Drechtsteden

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3 Drecht cities: Zwijndrecht (left), Papendrecht (top), and Dordrecht (right).

The Drechtsteden (Dutch for "Drecht" cities) are a number of towns and cities bordering each other in the delta area of the rivers Oude Maas, Noord, and Beneden-Merwede in the province of South Holland, the Netherlands. They all end in the suffix of "-drecht" (from Latin trajectum meaning "ford"). They are:

• Barendrecht
• Dordrecht
• Papendrecht
• Sliedrecht
• Zwijndrecht

Officially, the Drechtsteden make up a region that is a little different than the above list.[1]

• Alblasserdam
• Dordrecht
• Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht
• 's-Gravendeel
• Papendrecht
• Sliedrecht
• Zwijndrecht

Besides being in the same area and having the same suffix in common, the Drechtsteden also have cooperation agreements related to their economy, development, culture, and social assistance.

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