Voorne aan Zee is a municipality on the island
Voorne-Putten
Voorne-Putten is an island between the North Sea, the Brielse Meer and the rivers Oude Maas, Spui and Haringvliet in the province of South Holland. Voorne-Putten consists of the two former islands Voorne (the larger, western part) and Put ...
in the western
Netherlands
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, in the province of
South Holland. The municipality covers an area of of which is water. It had a population of in 2022.
The municipality of Voorne aan Zee is formed on 1 January 2023, through the merger of the former municipalities of
Brielle
Brielle (), also called Den Briel in Dutch and Brill in English, is a town, municipality and historic seaport in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland, on the north side of the island of Voorne-Putten, at the mouth of the New ...
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Hellevoetsluis
Hellevoetsluis () is a small city and municipality in the western Netherlands. It is located in Voorne-Putten, South Holland. The municipality covers an area of of which is water and it includes the population centres Nieuw-Helvoet, Nieuwenhoo ...
and Westvoorne, which itself was formed on 1 January 1980, through the merger of the former municipalities
Oostvoorne
Oostvoorne is a town in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Westvoorne, and lies about north of Hellevoetsluis.
In 2001, the town of Oostvoorne had 5,403 inhabitants, the built-up area of the town was , and ...
and
Rockanje
Rockanje is a village in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Voorne aan Zee, and lies about 7 km northwest of Hellevoetsluis.
In 2001, the village of Rockanje had 4805 inhabitants. The built-up area of t ...
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It consists the population centres of
Brielle
Brielle (), also called Den Briel in Dutch and Brill in English, is a town, municipality and historic seaport in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland, on the north side of the island of Voorne-Putten, at the mouth of the New ...
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Hellevoetsluis
Hellevoetsluis () is a small city and municipality in the western Netherlands. It is located in Voorne-Putten, South Holland. The municipality covers an area of of which is water and it includes the population centres Nieuw-Helvoet, Nieuwenhoo ...
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Oostvoorne
Oostvoorne is a town in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Westvoorne, and lies about north of Hellevoetsluis.
In 2001, the town of Oostvoorne had 5,403 inhabitants, the built-up area of the town was , and ...
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Oudenhoorn,
Rockanje
Rockanje is a village in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Voorne aan Zee, and lies about 7 km northwest of Hellevoetsluis.
In 2001, the village of Rockanje had 4805 inhabitants. The built-up area of t ...
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Nieuw-Helvoet
Nieuw-Helvoet is a former village in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is now a neighbourhood in the north of the town of Hellevoetsluis
Hellevoetsluis () is a small city and municipality in the western Netherlands. It is located in Voorn ...
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Nieuwenhoorn
Nieuwenhoorn is a village in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is located in the municipality of Voorne aan Zee, about 3 km north of Hellevoetsluis city centre.
History
The village was first mentioned in 1390 as "van den nuwen hoer ...
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Oude en Nieuwe Struiten Oude en Nieuwe Struiten is a former municipality in the Dutch province of South Holland. It consisted of a small polder east of Hellevoetsluis, and is now covered by the suburbs Wittenshoeck and De Struyten of that city.
The municipality existed ...
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Vierpolders
Vierpolders is a village in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Voorne aan Zee, and lies about 5 km north of Hellevoetsluis.
The name of the village, literally "four polders", refers to the municipality, t ...
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Zwartewaal
Zwartewaal is a village in the Dutch province of South Holland, The Netherlands. It is a part of the municipality of Voorne aan Zee and lies about 5 km south of Maassluis.
History
The village was first mentioned in the middle of the 13t ...
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Tinte and
Helhoek.
Trivia
In 2011 Westvoorne has received the QualityCoast Gold Award for its efforts to become a
sustainable tourism destination. Because of this award Westvoorne has been selected for inclusion in the global atlas for sustainable tourism
DestiNet.
Notable people
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Jacob van Maerlant (ca.1230–40 – ca.1288–1300) Flemish poet of the 13th century, an important Middle Dutch author of the Middle Ages
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Volkert Simon Maarten van der Willigen
Volkert Simon Maarten van der Willigen ( Rockanje, 9 May 1822 – Haarlem, 19 February 1878), sometimes referred to as Volcardus Simon Martinus van der Willigen, was a Dutch mathematician, physicist and professor. (1822–1878) Dutch mathematician, physicist and professor
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Belinda Meuldijk (born 1955) Dutch actress, writer, and activist
IMDb Database
retrieved 31 May 2019
* Meindert van Buuren
Meindert van Buuren, Jr. (born 5 January 1995) is a Dutch former racing driver, who currently resides in Rockanje.
Career
Karting
Van Buuren began karting in 2004 at the age of nine and raced mostly in various Dutch championships, working his ...
(born 1995) Dutch racing driver
Gallery
File:Tinte, kapel foto2 2009-05-21 16.59.JPG, Tinte, chapel
File:Hellevoetsluis 006.jpg, Church in Hellevoetsluis
File:Rockanje, molen foto2 2009-05-10 12.35.JPG, Rockanje, windmill
File:Brielle, Sint Catharijnekerk positie2 foto1 2011-06-26 14.21.JPG, Brielle, church: de Sint Catharijne kerk
File:Brielle, het Wellerondom foto5 2011-06-26 14.04.JPG, Brielle, monumental houses at the Wellerondom
File:Tweede Slag, Rockanje. Oorlogsmonument in de duinen.jpg, Tweede Slag, Rockanje. Oorlogsmonument in de duinen
References
External links
Official website
Municipalities of South Holland
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