s-Gravendeel () is a village and former municipality in the western

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, in the province of

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. 's-Gravendeel is on the eastern side of Hoeksche Waard Island on the river Dordtsche Kil. It is connected to

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by means of the Kil Tunnel. The village was first mentioned in 1645 as Schravendeel, and means "settlement of the Count (of Holland)". The village was founded after the new

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Nieuw-Bonaventura was drained in 1593. It used to be property of the

States of Holland The States of Holland and West Frisia () were the representation of the two Estates (''standen'') to the court of the Count of Holland. After the United Provinces were formed — and there no longer was a count, but only his "lieutenant" (the stad ...

. In 1731, the village was sold to

. 's-Gravendeel developed into the centre of the

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industry. The Dutch Reformed church is a cruciform church built in 1905 after the 1637 church had burnt down. The tower was destroyed in 1945 and rebuilt in 1951. 's-Gravendeel was home to 928 people in 1840. It was affected by the

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. In 1970, the old harbour was filled up and a new harbour was built on the Dordtsche Kil. The municipality of 's-Gravendeel was merged with Binnenmaas on 1 January 2007. Since 1 January 2019, it is part of the new municipality Hoeksche Waard.Wet samenvoeging gemeenten Binnenmaas, Cromstrijen, Korendijk, Oud-Beijerland en Strijen
11 July 2018, accessed at overheid.nl

Gallery

's-Gravendeel, korenmolen het Vliegend Hert RM17406 foto3 2014-04-14 17.10.jpg, Windmill: korenmolen het Vliegend Hert Hervormde kerk in 's-Gravendeel.JPG, Reformed church in 's-Gravendeel with its notable church moat

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gravendeel Populated places established in 1593 Municipalities of the Netherlands disestablished in 2007 Former municipalities of South Holland Populated places in South Holland Hoeksche Waard