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Hoeksche Waard

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Area
  
323.7 km²

Province
  
South Holland

Max length
  
25 km

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IJsselmonde, De Biesbosch, Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta, Brielse meer, Merwede

The Hoekse Waard ( [ˈɦuksə ˈʋaːrt]; pre-1947 spelling: Hoeksche Waard) is an island between the Oude Maas, Dordtsche Kil, Hollands Diep, Haringvliet and Spui rivers in the province of Zuid Holland in the Netherlands. The island is a mostly agricultural region, south of Rotterdam. The Hoeksche Waard consists of reclaimed land (polders): after the Saint Elisabeth flood of 1421 most of the area was flooded. The land has been reclaimed gradually in the following centuries.

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Map of Hoeksche Waard, Netherlands

Municipalities

The Hoeksche Waard consists of the following municipalities:

  • Binnenmaas (villages Blaaksedijk, Heinenoord, Goidschalxoord, Maasdam, Mijnsheerenland, Puttershoek, Westmaas and 's-Gravendeel)
  • Cromstrijen (villages Klaaswaal and Numansdorp)
  • Korendijk (villages Goudswaard, Nieuw-Beijerland, Piershil and Zuid-Beijerland)
  • Oud-Beijerland
  • Strijen (villages Cillaarshoek, Mookhoek, Strijen and Strijensas)

    • Surrounding waters

    The Hoeksche Waard is separated:

  • from IJsselmonde island on the north by the Oude Maas (tunnel)
  • from Voorne-Putten island on the west by the Spui (ferry)
  • from the island of Dordrecht on the east by the Dordtsche Kil (tunnel)
  • from Goeree-Overflakkee island on the southwest by the Haringvliet (bridge)
  • from the Province of North Brabant on the southeast by the Hollands Diep (bridge)

    • References

    Hoeksche Waard Wikipedia
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