Zuid-Beijerland is a village in the
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province of
South Holland. It is a part of 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 munic ...
, and lies about 10 km south of
Spijkenisse.
The village was originally called Den Hitsert.
The current name was first used between 1839 and 1859. It is named after the eponymous polder. Zuid (south) has been added to distinguish from
Oud-Beijerland and
Nieuw-Beijerland
Nieuw-Beijerland is a village in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Hoeksche Waard, and lies about 3 km south of Spijkenisse.
History
The village was first mentioned in 1773 as Nieuw Beierland, and is ...
. Zuid-Beijerland developed as a dike village after the polder was enclosed with a dike in 1631. It became an independent parish in 1671. The Dutch Reformed church is a cruciform church with needle spire which was built in 1933 after its predecessor burnt down.
Zuid-Beijerland was home to 798 people in 1840.
It was a separate municipality until 1984, when it became part of
Korendijk, which itself later became Hoeksche Waard.
[Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, "Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten", KNAW, 2006. ]
Gallery
File:Zuid-Beijerland 01.jpg, Street view
File:La Fontana P1290866.jpg, Houses in Zuid-Beijerland
File:Overzicht voorgevel pastorie met rechts de kerk - Zuid-Beijerland - 20371919 - RCE.jpg, Dutch Reformed church and clergy house
File:Woning Zuid-Beijerland P1290857.jpg, House in Zuid-Beijerland
References
Populated places in South Holland
Former municipalities of South Holland
Hoeksche Waard
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