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<p>1832 in the Netherlands after a <a href="page.php?w=cadastre">cadastre</a> was formed. The Municipalities Act of 1851, written by prime minister <a href="page.php?w=Johan_Rudolph_Thorbecke">Thorbecke</a>, led to the disappearance of small municipalities. Throughout the years, less populous municipalities have been <a href="page.php?w=Merger_%28politics%29">merged</a>. They were either added to the larger neighbouring cities or multiple smaller municipalities merged into a larger new municipality with a new name. The number of municipalities reduced</p><p>
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