Hoeksche Waard (municipality)

Hoeksche Waard (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌɦuksə ˈʋaːrt]) is a municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland, consisting of the eponymous Hoeksche Waard and Tiengemeten islands.

Hoeksche Waard
Municipality
View of Tiengemeten and Hoeksche Waard
Flag Coat of arms
Location in South Holland
Coordinates: 51°46′N 4°28′E
Country	Netherlands
Province	South Holland
Government
• Body	Municipal council
• Mayor	Bram van Hemmen (CDA)
Area [1]
• Total	323.74 km2 (125.00 sq mi)
Population  (July 2019)[2]
• Total	87,199
• Density	270/km2 (700/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Website	www.gemeentehw.nl

The municipality was formed on 1 January 2019 by the merger of the municipalities Binnenmaas, Cromstrijen, Korendijk, Oud-Beijerland, and Strijen.^[3]

Gallery

• 
  's-Gravendeel, church: the Kerk op de Heul
• 
  's-Gravendeel, windmill: korenmolen het Vliegend Hert
• 
  Westmaas, reformed church
• 
  Klaaswaal, reformed church
• 
  Strijen, church: the Grote- or Sint Lambertuskerk
• 
  Maasdam, the Church
• 
  Puttershoek, windmill: korenmolen de Lelie
• 
  Nieuw-Beijerland, windmill: windmolen de Swaan

Notable people

• Lamoral, Count of Egmont (1522–1568) a general and statesman, Lord of Oud-Beijerland.^[4]
• Philip, Count of Egmont (1558 – 1590) the fifth Count of Egmont and Lord of Oud-Beijerland
• Thomas van der Wilt (1659 in Piershil – 1733) a Dutch painter
• Philip van Dijk (1683 in Oud-Beijerland – 1753) a Dutch painter
• Stoffel Muller (1776 in Puttershoek – 1833) leader of a small Dutch Protestant sect Zwijndrechtse nieuwlichters
• Suze Groeneweg (born 1875 in Strijensas - 1940) a Dutch politician, the first woman to be elected to the Dutch parliament
• Renée Jones-Bos (born 1952 in Oud-Beijerland) a Dutch senior civil servant and diplomat
• Ineke Dezentjé Hamming-Bluemink (born 1954) a former Dutch politician and municipal councillor in Cromstrijen
• Anton Corbijn (born 1955 in Strijen) a Dutch photographer, music video director and film director ^[5]
• Eibert Tigchelaar (born 1959 in Sint Anthoniepolder) academic and expert on the Dead Sea Scrolls
• Carlo Resoort (born 1973 in Numansdorp) a Dutch DJ, remixer and producer; plays with the 4 Strings
• Benno de Goeij (born 1975 in Oud-Beijerland) a Dutch record producer, works with Armin van Buuren
• Vivienne van den Assem (born 1983) a Dutch actress and presenter, brought up in Oud-Beijerland ^[6]

Sport

Ria Visser, 1984

• Nijs Korevaar (1927 in Mijnsheerenland – 2016) a Dutch water polo player, team bronze medallist at the 1948 Summer Olympics
• Kees Verkerk (born 1942 in Maasdam) a former speed skater, three time winter Olympic silver medallist and gold medallist at the 1968 Winter Olympics
• Adri van Tiggelen (born 1957 in Oud-Beijerland) a retired Dutch footballer with 505 club caps
• Ria Visser (born 1961 in Oud-Beijerland) a former ice speed skater and silver medallist at the 1980 Winter Olympics
• Kristie Boogert (born 1973 in Oud-Beijerland) a former professional female tennis player and team silver medallist at the 2000 Summer Olympics