Culemborg

is a municipality and a city in the centre of the Netherlands. The city is situated just south of the Lek. The cities of Utrecht and 's-Hertogenbosch can easily reached by train.

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It received city rights in 1318.

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During Carnival, Culemborg is called Papklokkendam.

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