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 Putten ...

in the western

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, in the 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 ...

. 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, Hellevoetsluis 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 ...

. It consists the population centres of Brielle, Hellevoetsluis,

Oudenhoorn Oudenhoorn is a village in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is part of the municipality of Voorne aan Zee and lies about 3 km east of Hellevoetsluis. The village was first mentioned in 1356 as "den Hoorn". The current name means "old ...

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. Nieuw-Helvoet was a separate municipality until 1960, when it became part of Hellevoetsluis. In 1855, ...

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 hoern" ...

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 be ...

, Vierpolders, Zwartewaal,

Tinte Tinte is a town in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Westvoorne, and lies about 6 km north of Hellevoetsluis Hellevoetsluis () is a small city and municipality in the western Netherlands. It is locate ...

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

* Jacob van Maerlant (ca.1230–40 – ca.1288–1300) Flemish poet of the 13th century, an important Middle Dutch author of the Middle Ages * Volkert Simon Maarten van der Willigen (1822–1878) Dutch mathematician, physicist and professor * Belinda Meuldijk (born 1955) Dutch actress, writer, and activist IMDb Database
retrieved 31 May 2019 * Meindert van Buuren (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
Voorne aan Zee, Municipalities of South Holland {{SouthHolland-geo-stub