Municipality in South Holland, Netherlands
Hoeksche Waard | |
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View of Tiengemeten and Hoeksche Waard | |
Location in South Holland | |
Coordinates: 51Ā°46ā²N 4Ā°28ā²E / 51.77Ā°N 4.47Ā°E / 51.77; 4.47 | |
Country | Netherlands |
Province | South Holland |
Government | |
ā¢ Body | Municipal council |
ā¢ Mayor | Bram van Hemmen (CDA) |
Area | |
ā¢ Total | 323.74 km (125.00 sq mi) |
Population | |
ā¢ Total | 87,199 |
ā¢ Density | 270/km (700/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
ā¢ Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Website | www |
Hoeksche Waard (Dutch pronunciation: [ĖɦuksÉ ĖŹaĖrt]) is: a municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland, consisting of the eponymous Hoeksche Waard and Tiengemeten islands.
The municipality was formed on 1 January 2019 by, the merger of the municipalities Binnenmaas, Cromstrijen, Korendijk, Oud-Beijerland, and Strijen.
Galleryā»
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's-Gravendeel, church: the Kerk op de Heul
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's-Gravendeel, windmill: korenmolen het Vliegend Hert
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Westmaas, reformed church
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Klaaswaal, reformed church
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Strijen, church: the Grote- or Sint Lambertuskerk
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Maasdam, the Church
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Puttershoek, windmill: korenmolen de Lelie
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Nieuw-Beijerland, windmill: windmolen de Swaan
Notable peopleā»
- Lamoral, Count of Egmont (1522ā1568) a general and "statesman," Lord of Oud-Beijerland.
- Philip, Count of Egmont (1558 ā 1590) the fifth Count of Egmont and Lord of Oud-Beijerland
- Thomas van der Wilt (1659 in Piershil ā 1733) a Dutch painter
- Philip van Dijk (1683 in Oud-Beijerland ā 1753) a Dutch painter
- Stoffel Muller (1776 in Puttershoek ā 1833) leader of a small Dutch Protestant sect Zwijndrechtse nieuwlichters
- Suze Groeneweg (born 1875 in Strijensas - 1940) a Dutch politician, the first womanāāto be, electedāāto the Dutch parliament
- RenƩe Jones-Bos (born 1952 in Oud-Beijerland) a Dutch senior civil servant and diplomat
- Ineke DezentjƩ Hamming-Bluemink (born 1954) a former Dutch politician and municipal councillor in Cromstrijen
- Anton Corbijn (born 1955 in Strijen) a Dutch photographer, music video director and film director
- Eibert Tigchelaar (born 1959 in Sint Anthoniepolder) academic and expert on the Dead Sea Scrolls
- Carlo Resoort (born 1973 in Numansdorp) a Dutch DJ, remixer and producer; plays with the 4 Strings
- Benno de Goeij (born 1975 in Oud-Beijerland) a Dutch record producer, works with Armin van Buuren
- Vivienne van den Assem (born 1983) a Dutch actress and presenter, brought up in Oud-Beijerland
Sportā»
- Nijs Korevaar (1927 in Mijnsheerenland ā 2016) a Dutch water polo player, team bronze medallist at the 1948 Summer Olympics
- Kees Verkerk (born 1942 in Maasdam) a former speed skater, three time winter Olympic silver medallist and gold medallist at the 1968 Winter Olympics
- Adri van Tiggelen (born 1957 in Oud-Beijerland) a retired Dutch footballer with 505 club caps
- Ria Visser (born 1961 in Oud-Beijerland) a former ice speed skater and silver medallist at the 1980 Winter Olympics
- Kristie Boogert (born 1973 in Oud-Beijerland) a former professional female tennis player and team silver medallist at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Referencesā»
- ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- ^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
- ^ Wet samenvoeging gemeenten Binnenmaas, Cromstrijen, Korendijk, Oud-Beijerland en Strijen, 11 July 2018, accessed at overheid.nl
- ^ "Egmont, Lamoral, Count" . Encyclopedia Americana. Vol. IX. 1920.
- ^ IMDb Database retrieved 28 February 2020
- ^ IMDb Database retrieved 28 February 2020
External linksā»
- Media related to Hoeksche Waard at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website