Hoeksche Waard (municipality)
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Hoeksche Waard | |
|---|---|
 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 | Marian Witte (ind.) |
| 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 (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌɦuksə ˈʋaːrt]) 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.[3]
's-Gravendeel, church: the Kerk op de Heul
's-Gravendeel, windmill: korenmolen het Vliegend Hert
Westmaas, reformed church
Klaaswaal, reformed church
Strijen, church: the Grote- or Sint Lambertuskerk
Maasdam, the Church
Puttershoek, windmill: korenmolen de Lelie
Nieuw-Beijerland, windmill: windmolen de Swaan
