Heerjansdam

Heerjansdam (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌɦeːrjɑnzˈdɑm] ^ⓘ) is a village in the western Netherlands, in municipality of Zwijndrecht, South Holland. It has a population of 3,590.

History

It was originally called "Heren Heyenland", a name which first appeared in a document from 1323. In 1331, Hendrik of Brederode started to build dikes around the Zwijndrechtse Waard. This project was financed by eight other persons, including Jan of Rosendaele, who subsequently were made landlords of the Waard. On November 25, 1368, Jan of Rosendaele renamed it to Heerjansdam (Dutch for "Lord John's dam"), after the dam on the Waaltje.

In 2003 the municipality of Heerjansdam merged into Zwijndrecht.^[1]

Notable people born in Heerjansdam

Pieter Beelaerts van Blokland (born 1932), Queen's Commissioner
Meindert Leerling (born 1936), journalist and politician
Johan Simons (born 1946), theater director

References

^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, "Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten", KNAW, 2006. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-02-20. Retrieved 2009-12-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

51°50′N 4°34′E / 51.833°N 4.567°E / 51.833; 4.567

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[1] Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, "Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten", KNAW, 2006. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-02-20. Retrieved 2009-12-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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