Hoeksche Waard (municipality)
Hoeksche Waard | |
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 View of Tiengemeten and Hoeksche Waard | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
.svg) Location in South Holland | |
| Coordinates: 51°46′N 4°28′E / 51.77°N 4.47°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | South Holland |
| Government | |
| • Body | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Bram van Hemmen (CDA) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 323.74 km2 (125.00 sq mi) |
| Population (July 2019)[2] | |
| • Total | 87,199 |
| • Density | 270/km2 (700/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Website | www |
Hoeksche Waard 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 January 1, 2019, by the merger of the municipalities Binnenmaas, Cromstrijen, Korendijk, Oud-Beijerland, and Strijen.[3]
Notable people
- Lamoral, Count of Egmont (1522–1568) a general and statesman, Lord of Oud-Beijerland [4]
- Philip, Count of Egmont (1558 – 1590) the fifth Count of Egmont and Lord of Oud-Beijerland
- Thomas van der Wilt (1659 in Piershil – 1733) a Dutch painter
- Philip van Dijk (1683 in Oud-Beijerland – 1753) a Dutch painter
- Stoffel Muller (1776 in Puttershoek – 1833) leader of a small Dutch Protestant sect Zwijndrechtse nieuwlichters
- Suze Groeneweg (born 1875 in Strijensas - 1940) a Dutch politician, the first woman to be elected to the Dutch parliament
- Renée Jones-Bos (born 1952 in Oud-Beijerland) a Dutch senior civil servant and diplomat
- Ineke Dezentjé 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 [5]
- 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 [6]
Sport
- Nijs Korevaar (1927 in Mijnsheerenland – 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
References
- ^ "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
- ^ The Encyclopedia Americana, Egmont, Lamoral, Count, retrieved 28 February 2020
- ^ IMDb Database retrieved 28 February 2020
- ^ IMDb Database retrieved 28 February 2020
External links
Media related to Hoeksche Waard at Wikimedia Commons- Official website
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