Nieuw-Beijerland is a village in the
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province of
South Holland. It is a part of the
municipality
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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 ...
, and lies about 3 km south of
Spijkenisse.
History
The village was first mentioned in 1773 as Nieuw Beierland, and is named after the polder which was created in 1582. Nieuw (new) has been added to distinguish from
Oud-Beijerland. The centre of the village has a grid structure.
The Dutch Reformed church is an aisleless church with needle tower built in 1826. The
grist mill
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De Swaen was originally built in 1703, but rebuilt in 1932 after a fire.
The wind mill can turn, but the inner workings have been removed.
Nieuw-Beijerland was home to 1,012 people in 1840.
It was a separate municipality until 1984, when it became part of
Korendijk. Korendijk was merged into the new municipality
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 ...
in January 2019.
On 27 August 2022 a lorry crashed crashed into a barbeque killing 7 people.
Gallery
File:Nieuw-Beijerland haven.jpg, The harbour of Nieuw-Beijerland
File:Hoeksche Waard Nieuw-Beijerland, Molen De Swaen RM30393 IMG 2540 2022-07-11 14.02.jpg, Windmill De Swaan
References
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Populated places in South Holland
Former municipalities of South Holland
Hoeksche Waard
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