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 Pu ...

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 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 ...

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 Netherlands, 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 ...

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 the ...

. It consists the population centres of

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, Nieuwenhoorn, Oude en Nieuwe Struiten,

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 ...

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 ...

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 located ...

and Helhoek.

Trivia

In 2011 Westvoorne has received the QualityCoast Gold Award for its efforts to become a

sustainable tourism Sustainable tourism is a concept that covers the complete tourism experience, including concern for economic, social and environmental issues as well as attention to improving tourists' experiences and addressing the needs of host communities. Su ...

destination. Because of this award Westvoorne has been selected for inclusion in the global atlas for sustainable tourism

DestiNet {{notability, date=April 2021 DestiNet.eu is a Knowledge Networking portal for Sustainable Tourism and Responsible Tourism. DestiNet was started in 2002 by the European Environment Agency (EEA) and the Network Evolution for Sustainable Tourism ...

Notable people

Jacob van Maerlant Jacob van Maerlant (c. 1230–40 – c. 1288–1300) was a Flemings, Flemish poet of the 13th century and one of the most important Middle Dutch authors during the Middle Ages. Biography Jacob van Maerlant was born near Bruges ...

(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 Belinda Meuldijk (born 7 January 1955) is a Dutch actress, writer, and activist. She has performed in Dutch television shows and movies, and is also a song writer. She first performed at age six in the '' Pipo de Clown'' television show, conceive ...

(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 w ...

(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 {{SouthHolland-geo-stub