Mijnsheerenland is a village and a former municipality on the

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 municipal ...

island in the

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province of

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with 4,435 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2006). It is located on the shores of the ''Binnenbedijkte Maas'' (Lake Binnenmaas), about 14 km south of the city 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 ''"N ...

, in the municipality of

. It was the only village in the former municipality

Binnenmaas Binnenmaas () was a 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 water. It is named after the lake of the same name. The municipality was ...

not built next to a dyke. The main street of Mijnsheerenland is the Raadhuislaan. This street used to be dominated by farmhouses, but in recent years many of them were demolished and replaced by modern homes as Mijnsheerenland became preferred by upmarket house buyers.

History

After the St. Elizabeth's flood the former land of Schobbe en Everocken was re-dyked in 1437-1438 by the knight Lodewijk Praet of

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n; therefore, the village is often called ''Mijnsheerenland van Moerkerken''. The name of the village (meaning My Lord's Land in English) doesn't have a religious background but states the factual situation of the land belonging to its Lord, Praet of Moerkerken.

Sights

Hof van Moerkerken

Next to the centre of the village lies the Hof van Moerkerken, a medieval ''

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'' on which an 18th-century mansion is located. The Hof van Moerkerken was where the

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lived. The Dutch writer

Frederik van Eeden Frederik Willem van Eeden (3 April 1860, Haarlem – 16 June 1932, Bussum) was a late 19th-century and early 20th-century Dutch writer and psychiatrist. He was a leading member of the Tachtigers and the Significs Group, and had top billing a ...

lived on the Hof van Moerkerken in the 19th century. His famous novel ''

Van de koele meren des doods ''Van de koele meren des doods'' (translated in English as ''The Deeps of Deliverance'' or ''Hedwig's Journey'', literally ''Of the cold lakes of death'') is a Dutch novel by Frederik van Eeden, first published in 1900. It is one of the canonic ...

'' was written there, and it was the filming location for the 1982 Dutch

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based on the novel. The Hof is privately owned and therefore not accessible to the public; its garden, however, is open to the public on Open Monument Day.Hof van Moerkerken
Doehits.

Laurentius Church

The Laurentius Church is a

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church built in 1445, and is located in the middle of the village. The gothic architectural style is unusual for the Hoeksche Waard.

Windmills

There are two windmills in the village area: the

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''De Goede Hoop'' (somewhat hidden within the village), and the

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''Oostmolen'' outside the core village of Mijnsheerenland. The latter is a

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, and was used until 1948 for draining water from the Moerkerken

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Lake Binnenmaas

Lake Binnenmaas is a lake to the south of Mijnsheerenland, providing a small beach and a yachting club located near the village.

Notable people

Emely de Heus Emely de Heus (born 10 February 2003) is a Dutch racing driver competing in the 2022 W Series. Personal life De Heus was born in Mijnsheerenland, Netherlands. Her father is Bert de Heus, a veteran amateur driver in the 24H Series endurance ra ...

, motor racing driver *

Nijs Korevaar Nijs Cornelis Korevaar (31 December 1927 – 1 December 2016) was a Dutch water polo player who won a European title in 1950. He competed in the 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics and won a bronze medal in 1948, placing fifth in 1952. In 1948 he ...

, water polo player * Wietske van Leeuwen, ceramist *

Patrick van Luijk Patrick Jermaine Herschel van Luijk (born 17 September 1984 in Spijkenisse) is a Dutch Sprint (running), sprinter. Biography Patrick van Luijk was born in 1984 to a Dutch mother and a Jamaican father.

, sprinter *

Lennart Stekelenburg Lennart Stekelenburg (born 22 October 1986) is a Dutch swimmer who specialises in breaststroke. He is the current national record holder in the 50 m, 100 m and 200 m breaststroke at the long course and is part of the 4 × 100 m relay team who hold ...

, swimmer

Gallery

File:Plus Mijnsheerenland.jpg, Supermarket ''Plus'', 2007 File:N489 Mijnsheerenland.jpg, N489 near Mijnsheerenland File:Mijnsheerenland_molen.jpg, Windmill ''De Goede Hoop'' File:Mijnsheerenland_Oostmolen jan 2008.jpg, Windmill ''De Oostmolen'' File:Mijnsheerenland Oostmolen.jpg, Windmill ''De Oostmolen'' next to the N217 File:Tankstationmijnsheerenland.png,

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filling station and garage, late 1970s File:Mijnsheerenland_-_Rabobank.png,

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office, late 1970s File:Raadhuislaan7.jpg, Farm on the Raadhuislaan

References

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en in Mijnsheerenland. {{Authority control Populated places in South Holland Former municipalities of South Holland Hoeksche Waard