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Binnenmaas () was a municipality in the western
Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherl ...
, in the province of
South Holland South Holland ( nl, Zuid-Holland ) is a province of the Netherlands with a population of over 3.7 million as of October 2021 and a population density of about , making it the country's most populous province and one of the world's most densely ...
. The municipality had a population of in , and covers an area of of which is water. It is named after the lake of the same name. The municipality was formed on January 1, 1984, by the merger of the municipalities Puttershoek,
Maasdam Maasdam is a village in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is located about 14 km south of the city of Rotterdam, in the municipality of Hoeksche Waard, on the rural Hoeksche Waard island. From the 14th Century until around 1800, Maasd ...
, Mijnsheerenland,
Westmaas Westmaas () is a village in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is located about 14 km south of the city of Rotterdam, next to Mijnsheerenland in the municipality of Hoeksche Waard.Heinenoord. On January 1, 2007, the municipality
's-Gravendeel s-Gravendeel () is a town and former municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. 's-Gravendeel is on the eastern side of Hoeksche Waard Island on the river Dordtsche Kil. It is connected to Dordrecht by means of the ...
was added to Binnenmaas. On January 1, 2019 it was merged with Cromstrijen, Korendijk,
Oud-Beijerland Oud-Beijerland () is a town and former municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland, now a part of the Hoeksche Waard municipality. With a population of 24,575 in 2020, it is the most populous town of the Hoeksche Waard ...
, and Strijen to form the municipality of
Hoeksche Waard The Hoekse Waard (; pre-1947 spelling: Hoeksche Waard) is an island between the Oude Maas, Dordtsche Kil, Hollands Diep, Haringvliet and Spui rivers in the province of South Holland in the Netherlands. The island, part of the namesake munic ...
.Wet samenvoeging gemeenten Binnenmaas, Cromstrijen, Korendijk, Oud-Beijerland en Strijen
11 July 2018, accessed at overheid.nl
The municipality of Binnenmaas consists of the following communities: Blaaksedijk,
De Wacht De Wacht is a hamlet in the Dutch province of South Holland and is part of the municipality Hoeksche Waard. The village lies next to the Dordtse Kil. De Wacht is not a statistical entity, and considered part of 's-Gravendeel s-Gravendeel () is ...
,
Goidschalxoord Goidschalxoord () is a hamlet in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is located about 5 km east of Oud-Beijerland, in the municipality of Hoeksche Waard. History A ferry from Goidschalxoord to Rhoon existed before 1537. In 1888, a br ...
,
's-Gravendeel s-Gravendeel () is a town and former municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. 's-Gravendeel is on the eastern side of Hoeksche Waard Island on the river Dordtsche Kil. It is connected to Dordrecht by means of the ...
, Greup, Heinenoord,
Kuipersveer Kuipersveer is a hamlet in the Dutch province of South Holland and is part of the municipality Hoeksche Waard. The village lies next to the Oude Maas The Oude Maas (; en, Old Meuse) is a distributary of the river Rhine, and a former distribu ...
,
Maasdam Maasdam is a village in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is located about 14 km south of the city of Rotterdam, in the municipality of Hoeksche Waard, on the rural Hoeksche Waard island. From the 14th Century until around 1800, Maasd ...
, Maasdijk, Mijnsheerenland, Puttershoek, Reedijk, Schenkeldijk, Sint Anthoniepolder, Westdijk,
Westmaas Westmaas () is a village in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is located about 14 km south of the city of Rotterdam, next to Mijnsheerenland in the municipality of Hoeksche Waard.Zwanegat.


Topography

''Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Binnenmaas, June 2015.''


See also


References


External links


Official website
Hoeksche Waard Former municipalities of South Holland Municipalities of the Netherlands disestablished in 2019 {{SouthHolland-geo-stub