Hoeksche Waard (municipality)
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.
Ria Visser, 1984
The municipality was formed on 1 January 2019 by the merger of the municipalities Binnenmaas, Cromstrijen, Korendijk, Oud-Beijerland, and Strijen.
Gallery
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'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.
- 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
- 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
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
- ^ . Encyclopedia Americana. Vol. IX. 1920.
- ^ 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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