Voorne aan Zee
| Voorne aan Zee | ||
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| Municipality | ||
| Former city hall of Oostvoorne
Former city hall of Oostvoorne
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| Location in South Holland Location in South Holland |
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| Country | Netherlands | |
| Province | South Holland | |
| Established | 1 January 2023 | |
| Government[1] | ||
| • Body | Municipal council | |
| • Mayor | Peter Rehwinkel (PvdA) | |
| Area[2] | ||
| • Total | 189.82 km2 (73.29 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 121.83 km2 (47.04 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 67.99 km2 (26.25 sq mi) | |
| Elevation[3] | 0 m (0 ft) | |
| Population (November 2022)[4] | ||
| • Total | 73,873 | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| Postcode | 3220-3225, 3227, 3230-3235 | |
| Area code | 0181 | |
| Website | www |
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Voorne aan Zee is a municipality on the island of Voorne-Putten in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The municipality covers an area of 189.82 km2 (73.29 sq mi) of which 67.99 km2 (26.25 sq mi) is water. It had a population of 73,873 in 2022.
The municipality of Voorne aan Zee was formed on 1 January 2023, through the merger of the former municipalities of Brielle, Hellevoetsluis and Westvoorne, which itself was formed on 1 January 1980, through the merger of the former municipalities Oostvoorne and Rockanje.[5]
It consists of the population centres of Brielle, Hellevoetsluis, Oostvoorne, Oudenhoorn, Rockanje, Nieuw-Helvoet, Nieuwenhoorn, Oude en Nieuwe Struiten, Vierpolders, Zwartewaal, Tinte and Helhoek.
Notable people
- Jacob van Maerlant (ca.1230–40 – ca.1288–1300), a Flemish poet of the 13th century, an important Middle Dutch author of the Middle Ages
- Maarten Tromp (1598 in Brielle – 1653), a Dutch army general and admiral in the Dutch navy
- Witte de With (1599 in Hoogendijk – 1658), a Dutch naval officer during the Eighty Years War and the First Anglo-Dutch war
- Volkert Simon Maarten van der Willigen (1822–1878), a Dutch mathematician, physicist and professor
- Jan Greshoff (1888 in Nieuw-Helvoet – 1971), a Dutch journalist, poet, and literary critic
- Belinda Meuldijk (born 1955), a Dutch actress, writer, and activist [6]
- Meindert van Buuren (born 1995), a Dutch racing driver
Gallery
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Tinte, kapel foto2 2009-05-21 16.59.JPG
Tinte, chapel
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Church in Hellevoetsluis
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Rockanje, molen foto2 2009-05-10 12.35.JPG
Rockanje, windmill
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Brielle, Sint Catharijnekerk positie2 foto1 2011-06-26 14.21.JPG
Brielle, church: de Sint Catharijne kerk
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Brielle, het Wellerondom foto5 2011-06-26 14.04.JPG
Brielle, monumental houses at the Wellerondom
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Tweede Slag, Rockanje. Oorlogsmonument in de duinen.jpg
Tweede Slag, Rockanje. Oorlogsmonument in de duinen
References
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- ↑ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2006.
- ↑ IMDb Database retrieved 31 May 2019
External links
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Rotterdam Oostvoornse Meer, Brielse Meer |
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