Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht () is a town and municipality in the western

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. It is located on the island of IJsselmonde, and borders with Zwijndrecht,

Ridderkerk Ridderkerk () is a town and municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The municipality had a population of in and covers an area of of which is covered by water. The municipality of Ridderkerk also includes th ...

, and the

Noord River The Noord ("North") is a short tidal river in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The Noord starts at the city of Dordrecht where the Beneden Merwede river forks into the Oude Maas and the Noord. It joins the Lek at the ci ...

(with

Alblasserdam Alblasserdam () is a town and municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. It covers an area of , of which is water, and has a population of as of . Alblasserdam is officially a part of the Drechtsteden region. A po ...

and

Papendrecht Papendrecht () is a town and municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland, at the crossing of the River Beneden Merwede and the Noord River. The municipality had a population of in and covers an area of of which is ...

on the other side). The jurisdiction of the municipality covers an area of of which is water. The municipality comprises no other population centres.

Name

Until 1855, the town was known as ''Hendrik-Ido-Schildmanskinderen-Ambacht en de Oostendam''. Then it merged with

Sandelingen-Ambacht Sandelingen Ambacht is a polder about 12 km southeast of Rotterdam and a neighborhood of Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht, South Holland. History Sandelingen Ambacht became a separate municipality in 1817, when it separated from Rijsoord. In 1840, the c ...

and its full name for a period of time was said to be ''Hendrik-Ido-Oostendam-Schildmanskinderen-Groot-en-Klein-Sandelingen-Ambacht''. This used to be the longest name of any town in the Netherlands.

Topography

''Dutch topographic map of the municipality of Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht, June 2015''

History

The area has been populated from circa the year 1000 CE. Agriculture and

animal husbandry Animal husbandry is the branch of agriculture concerned with animals that are raised for meat, fibre, milk, or other products. It includes day-to-day care, selective breeding, and the raising of livestock. Husbandry has a long history, starti ...

were the only means of existence for many centuries. All lands were owned by or in control of the nobility of

Dordrecht Dordrecht (), historically known in English as Dordt (still colloquially used in Dutch, ) or Dort, is a city and municipality in the Western Netherlands, located in the province of South Holland. It is the province's fifth-largest city after R ...

. Not until the

Eighty Years' War The Eighty Years' War or Dutch Revolt ( nl, Nederlandse Opstand) ( c.1566/1568–1648) was an armed conflict in the Habsburg Netherlands between disparate groups of rebels and the Spanish government. The causes of the war included the Refo ...

some industrial activities began to appear along the river dike. Furthermore,

horticulture Horticulture is the branch of agriculture that deals with the art, science, technology, and business of plant cultivation. It includes the cultivation of fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds, herbs, sprouts, mushrooms, algae, flowers, seaweeds and no ...

and

flax Flax, also known as common flax or linseed, is a flowering plant, ''Linum usitatissimum'', in the family Linaceae. It is cultivated as a food and fiber crop in regions of the world with temperate climates. Textiles made from flax are known in ...

growing also developed. Because of the rapid industrial growth in Germany and the daily tides, two citizens of Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht started a

ship breaking Ship-breaking (also known as ship recycling, ship demolition, ship dismantling, or ship cracking) is a type of ship disposal involving the breaking up of ships for either a source of parts, which can be sold for re-use, or for the extraction ...

yard which grew into an industry resulting in the town becoming worldwide known as the "ship breaking village". The establishment of industries in the region changed the centuries-old seasonal labour to permanent work opportunities with higher wages. Several monumental farms and buildings, including the 14th century Reformed Church, remain as a reminder of its historic past.Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht Official Website

Notable people

Cornelis Ekkart Cornelis Ekkart (1 August 1892 – 30 June 1975) was a Dutch fencer. He competed at the 1924 Events January * January 12 – Gopinath Saha shoots Ernest Day, whom he has mistaken for Sir Charles Tegart, the police commissio ...

(1892–1975 in H.I. Ambacht), fencer *

Flor Silvester Florus "Flor" Silvester (30 August 1923 in Rotterdam – 2 December 2008 in Dordrecht), sometimes misspelled as Silvestre, was a Dutch graphic designer, illustrator, painter, and sculptor. Silverster's designs won him the Eurostar for pack ...

(1923–2008), graphic designer *

Henk van Lijnschooten Hendrickus Cornelius "Henk" van Lijnschooten (28 March 1928 in The Hague - 1 November 2006 in Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht) was a Dutch composer, who also wrote under the names Ted Huggens and Michel van Delft. Life Henk van Lijnschooten went to his l ...

(1928–2006 in H.I. Ambacht), composer *

Bart Berman Bart Berman ( he, ברט ברמן; born 29 December 1938) is a Dutch-Israeli pianist and composer, best known as an interpreter of Franz Schubert and 20th-century music. Career Bart Berman studied piano with Jaap Spaanderman at a predecessor ...

(born 1938), pianist and composer *

Wim van Hanegem Willem "Wim" van Hanegem (; born 20 February 1944) is a Dutch former football player and coach who played as a midfielder. In a playing career spanning over 20 years, he won several domestic honours in the Netherlands, as well as a European ...

(born 1944), footballer * Marco Janssen (born 1969 in H.I. Ambacht), econometrician *

Wim Jansen Wilhelmus Marinus Antonius Jansen (; 28 October 1946 – 25 January 2022) was a Dutch professional football player and manager. As a midfielder or defender, he spent most of his career at Feyenoord, winning honours including the European Cup ...

(1946–2022 in H.I. Ambacht), footballer *

Roeland Pruijssers Roeland Pruijssers (born 16 August 1989) is a Dutch chess Chess is a board game for two players, called White and Black, each controlling an army of chess pieces in their color, with the objective to checkmate the opponent's king. It is ...

(born 1989 in H.I. Ambacht), chess player

Gallery

References

External links

Official website
{{Authority control Municipalities of South Holland Populated places in South Holland Drechtsteden IJsselmonde (island)