TheHoekse Waard(Dutch pronunciation:[ˈɦuksəˈʋaːrt];pre-1947 spelling:Hoeksche Waard) is anislandbetween theOude Maas,Dordtsche Kil,Hollands Diep,HaringvlietandSpuiriversin theprovinceofSouth Hollandin theNetherlands.The island, part of the namesake municipality ofHoeksche Waard,is a mostlyagriculturalregion, south of the outskirts ofRotterdam.The Hoeksche Waard consists of reclaimed land (polders): after theSaint Elisabeth floodof 1421 most of the area was flooded. The land has been reclaimed gradually in the following centuries.[1]
Former municipalities
editThe Hoeksche Waard formerly consisted of the followingmunicipalitiesuntil these were merged on 1 January 2019:
- Binnenmaas(villagesBlaaksedijk,Heinenoord,Goidschalxoord,Maasdam,Mijnsheerenland,Puttershoek,Westmaasand's-Gravendeel)
- Cromstrijen(villagesKlaaswaalandNumansdorp)
- Korendijk(villagesGoudswaard,Nieuw-Beijerland,PiershilandZuid-Beijerland,and the island ofTiengemeten)
- Oud-Beijerland
- Strijen(villagesCillaarshoek,Mookhoek,Strijen andStrijensas)
Surrounding waters
editThe Hoeksche Waard is separated:
- fromIJsselmondeisland on the north by theOude Maas(tunnel)
- fromVoorne-Puttenisland on the west by theSpui(ferry)
- from the island ofDordrechton the east by theDordtsche Kil(tunnel)
- fromGoeree-Overflakkeeisland on the southwest by theHaringvliet(bridge)
- from the Province ofNorth Brabanton the southeast by theHollands Diep(bridge)
References
edit- ^Karel Leenders (1999)."Geschiedenis van de Hoeksche Waard"(in Dutch).
External links
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