Westmaas () is a village in the
Dutch
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province of
South Holland
South Holland ( nl, Zuid-Holland ) is a province of the Netherlands with a population of over 3.7 million as of October 2021 and a population density of about , making it the country's most populous province and one of the world's most densely ...
. It is located about 14 km south of the city of
Rotterdam
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, next to
Mijnsheerenland 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 municipal ...
.
[Wet samenvoeging gemeenten Binnenmaas, Cromstrijen, Korendijk, Oud-Beijerland en Strijen]
11 July 2018, accessed at overheid.nl In 2020, the population was 2065.
Westmaas developed after the Munnikenland was enclosed by a dike in 1439.
The village was founded by
Carthusian
The Carthusians, also known as the Order of Carthusians ( la, Ordo Cartusiensis), are a Latin enclosed religious order of the Catholic Church. The order was founded by Bruno of Cologne in 1084 and includes both monks and nuns. The order has its ...
monks.
It became an independent parish in 1458. The Dutch Reformed church is an aisleless church built in 1651. It was restored between 1966 and 1967.
Westmaas was home to 768 people in 1840.
Westmaas was a separate municipality between 1817 and 1984, when it became part of Binnenmaas.
Since 1 January 2019, it is part of the new municipality Hoeksche Waard.
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Gallery
File:Westmaas, de Nederlands Hervormde kerk RM38856 IMG 0929 2021-09-06 13.38.jpg, Westmaas, reformed church
Image:Westmaas.gif, Old map from 1866
File:Westmaas, molen 2009-05-10 18.29.JPG, Windmill Windlust
References
Populated places in South Holland
Former municipalities of South Holland
Hoeksche Waard
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