Hoeksche Waard

Satellite image of the Rhine-Meuse delta, showing the island of Hoekse Waard (6)

The Hoekse Waard (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɦuksə ˈʋaːrt]; pre-1947 spelling: Hoeksche Waard) is an island between the Oude Maas, Dordtsche Kil, Hollands Diep, Haringvliet and Spui rivers in the province of Zuid Holland in the Netherlands. The island is a mostly agricultural region, south of Rotterdam. The Hoeksche Waard consists of reclaimed land (polders): after the Saint Elisabeth flood of 1421 most of the area was flooded. The land has been reclaimed gradually in the following centuries.^[1]

Municipalities

The Hoeksche Waard consists of the following municipalities:

Binnenmaas (villages Blaaksedijk, Heinenoord, Goidschalxoord, Maasdam, Mijnsheerenland, Puttershoek, Westmaas and 's-Gravendeel)
Cromstrijen (villages Klaaswaal and Numansdorp)
Korendijk (villages Goudswaard, Nieuw-Beijerland, Piershil and Zuid-Beijerland)
Oud-Beijerland
Strijen (villages Cillaarshoek, Mookhoek, Strijen and Strijensas)

Surrounding waters

The Hoeksche Waard is separated:

from IJsselmonde island on the north by the Oude Maas (tunnel)
from Voorne-Putten island on the west by the Spui (ferry)
from the island of Dordrecht on the east by the Dordtsche Kil (tunnel)
from Goeree-Overflakkee island on the southwest by the Haringvliet (bridge)
from the Province of North Brabant on the southeast by the Hollands Diep (bridge)

References

↑ Karel Leenders (1999). "Geschiedenis van de Hoeksche Waard" (in Dutch).

Coordinates: 51°46′N 4°28′E / 51.77°N 4.47°E / 51.77; 4.47

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