Snelrewaard is a hamlet in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is a part of the municipality of Oudewater, and lies about 2 km east of the city of Oudewater. A small part of the hamlet is in Montfoort.[3]

Snelrewaard
Hamlet
Street view
Coat of arms
Snelrewaard Location in the Netherlands Show map of Utrecht (province) Snelrewaard Snelrewaard (Netherlands) Show map of Netherlands
Coordinates: 52°1′59″N 4°55′1″E
Country	Netherlands
Province	Utrecht
Municipality	Oudewater Montfoort
Area [1]
• Total	9.72 km2 (3.75 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	−0.1 m (−0.3 ft)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	780
• Density	80/km2 (210/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	3425[1]
Dialing code	0348

Snelrewaard was a separate municipality from 1817 to 1989, when it was merged with Oudewater.[4]

It was first mentioned around 1307 as Snoyelrewaert, and means "land near water belonging to Snel (polder)".[5] Snelrewaard has place name signs. In 1840, it was home to 140 people.[3]

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  Farm in Snelrewaard
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  Farm in Snelrewaard
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  Milk churns

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