Strijen
Strijen | |
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 Water tower of Strijen | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
.svg) Location in South Holland | |
| Coordinates: 51°45′N 4°33′E / 51.750°N 4.550°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | South Holland |
| Government | |
| • Body | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Jan Waaijer (acting) (CDA) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 57.70 km2 (22.28 sq mi) |
| • Land | 50.85 km2 (19.63 sq mi) |
| • Water | 6.85 km2 (2.64 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (January 2021)[4] | |
| • Total | data missing |
| Demonym | Strijenaar |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postcode | 3290–3293 |
| Area code | 078 |
| Website | www |
Strijen (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈstrɛi.ən] ) is a town and former municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The municipality, covering an area of 57.70 km2 (22.28 sq mi) of which 6.85 km2 (2.64 sq mi) is water, is located on the Hoeksche Waard island along the Hollands Diep estuary. On January 1, 2019, it was merged with the municipalities of Binnenmaas, Cromstrijen, Korendijk, and Oud-Beijerland to form the municipality of Hoeksche Waard.
Strijen hosts a public library, swimming pool, a small shopping centre and a local museum.
Furthermore, Strijen is home to an important and welcome resting stop for migrating birds, especially geese. During winter, the endangered Eurasian spoonbill uses this area as a foraging ground.
The municipality of Strijen also includes the population centres of Cillaarshoek, De Klem, Mookhoek, Oudendijk, and Strijensas.
Notable people
- Anton Corbijn (born 1955), photographer, music video director and film director.[5]
References
- ^ "College van B & W" [Board of mayor and aldermen] (in Dutch). Gemeente Strijen. Archived from the original on 19 May 2013. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
- ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- ^ "Postcodetool for 3291AK". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
- ^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
- ^ Siegal, Nina (19 May 2015). "Anton Corbijn: Capturing the Mood of the Music". The New York Times. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
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