Editing Zuid-Willemsvaart (section)

=== Naming ===
In this perspective, the naming of the canal after [[Willem I of the Netherlands|King William I]] of the [[Netherlands]] on 11 November 1822 is justified. "South" was added to avoid confusion with two other canals commissioned by and named after the king: the [[Willemskanaal]] near [[Zwolle]] and the [[Noord-Willemskanaal]] in [[Groningen (province)|Groningen]] province. The naming happened on 11 November 1822, when the first stone of the constructions on the canal (locks, bridges etc.) was laid in 's-Hertogenbosch at Lock 1 {{lang|nl|Sluis 1}}. This was done by the governor of Limburg.<ref name=NS19111822>{{Cite news |url=https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010050073:mpeg21:p002 | work = Nederlandsche staatscourant | title= Binnenlandsche Berigten | date= 19 November 1822 }}</ref>