Cillaarshoek is a hamlet in the western
Netherlands
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. It is located in 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 ...
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South Holland, about 15 km south of
Rotterdam
Rotterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Rotte'') is the second largest city and municipality in the Netherlands. It is in the province of South Holland, part of the North Sea mouth of the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta, via the ''"Ne ...
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Cillaarshoek was a separate municipality between 1817 and 1832, when it became part of the municipality of
Maasdam. In 1984, it became a part of the existing municipality of
Strijen while the rest of the municipality of Maasdam was merged into the new municipality of
Binnenmaas[Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, "Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten", KNAW, 2006. ]
The Dutch Reformed church is an aisleless with a little wooden tower which was built shortly after its predecessor was demolished in 1838.
Cillaarshoek is not a statistical entity,
and considered part of
Klaaswaal. It has place name signs, and consists of about 150 houses.
References
Populated places in South Holland
Former municipalities of South Holland
Hoeksche Waard
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