Hoeksche Waard (municipality)
Municipality in South Holland, Netherlands
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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.
Hoeksche Waard | |
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View of Tiengemeten and the west of the Hoeksche Waard | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
.svg) Location in South Holland | |
| Coordinates: 51°46′N 4°28′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 | 269.35/km2 (697.61/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Website | www |
The municipality was formed on 1 January 2019 by the merger of the municipalities Binnenmaas, Cromstrijen, Korendijk, Oud-Beijerland, and Strijen.[3]
Gallery
'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
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
- Olav Kooij (born 2001 in Numansdorp) is a professional racing cyclist and three time stage winner in the Giro d'Italia
