Sliedrecht is a town and municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The municipality covers an area of 14.01 km2 of which 1.17 km2 is covered by water. Sliedrecht is known for the many large dredging companies that come from it. The Dredging Festival takes place in Sliedrecht every two years. The first IKEA store in the Netherlands opened in Sliedrecht in 1978, but it closed in 2006.