Voorne aan Zee is a municipality on the island of Voorne-Putten in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The municipality covers an area of 189.82 km2 (73.29 sq mi) of which 67.99 km2 (26.25 sq mi) is water. It had a population of 73,873 in 2022.
The municipality of Voorne aan Zee was formed on 1 January 2023, through the merger of the former municipalities of Brielle, Hellevoetsluis and Westvoorne, which itself was formed on 1 January 1980, through the merger of the former municipalities Oostvoorne and Rockanje.[5]
Tweede Slag, Rockanje. Oorlogsmonument in de duinen
References
^"Peter Rehwinkel waarnemend burgemeester Voorne aan Zee" [Peter Rehwinkel acting mayor of Voorne aan Zee] (in Dutch). Province South Holland. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
^"Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
^"Postcodetool for 3235AP". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 29 August 2013.
voorne, municipality, island, voorne, putten, western, netherlands, province, south, holland, municipality, covers, area, which, water, population, 2022, municipalityformer, city, hall, oostvoornelocation, south, hollandcoordinates, coordinates, 067countryneth. Voorne aan Zee is a municipality on the island of Voorne Putten in the western Netherlands in the province of South Holland The municipality covers an area of 189 82 km2 73 29 sq mi of which 67 99 km2 26 25 sq mi is water It had a population of 73 873 in 2022 Voorne aan ZeeMunicipalityFormer city hall of OostvoorneLocation in South HollandCoordinates 51 52 N 4 4 E 51 867 N 4 067 E 51 867 4 067 Coordinates 51 52 N 4 4 E 51 867 N 4 067 E 51 867 4 067CountryNetherlandsProvinceSouth HollandEstablished1 January 2023Government 1 BodyMunicipal council MayorPeter Rehwinkel PvdA Area 2 Total189 82 km2 73 29 sq mi Land121 83 km2 47 04 sq mi Water67 99 km2 26 25 sq mi Elevation 3 0 m 0 ft Population November 2022 4 Total73 873Time zoneUTC 1 CET Summer DST UTC 2 CEST Postcode3220 3225 3227 3230 3235Area code0181Websitewww wbr voorneaanzee wbr nlThe municipality of Voorne aan Zee was formed on 1 January 2023 through the merger of the former municipalities of Brielle Hellevoetsluis and Westvoorne which itself was formed on 1 January 1980 through the merger of the former municipalities Oostvoorne and Rockanje 5 It consists of the population centres of Brielle Hellevoetsluis Oostvoorne Oudenhoorn Rockanje Nieuw Helvoet Nieuwenhoorn Oude en Nieuwe Struiten Vierpolders Zwartewaal Tinte and Helhoek Dutch Topographic map of Voorne aan Zee January 2023 Contents 1 Notable people 2 Gallery 3 References 4 External linksNotable people EditJacob van Maerlant ca 1230 40 ca 1288 1300 a Flemish poet of the 13th century an important Middle Dutch author of the Middle Ages Maarten Tromp 1598 in Brielle 1653 a Dutch army general and admiral in the Dutch navy Witte de With 1599 in Hoogendijk 1658 a Dutch naval officer during the Eighty Years War and the First Anglo Dutch war Volkert Simon Maarten van der Willigen 1822 1878 a Dutch mathematician physicist and professor Jan Greshoff 1888 in Nieuw Helvoet 1971 a Dutch journalist poet and literary critic Belinda Meuldijk born 1955 a Dutch actress writer and activist 6 Meindert van Buuren born 1995 a Dutch racing driverGallery Edit Tinte chapel Church in Hellevoetsluis Rockanje windmill Brielle church de Sint Catharijne kerk Brielle monumental houses at the Wellerondom Tweede Slag Rockanje Oorlogsmonument in de duinenReferences Edit Peter Rehwinkel waarnemend burgemeester Voorne aan Zee Peter Rehwinkel acting mayor of Voorne aan Zee in Dutch Province South Holland Retrieved 30 December 2022 Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020 Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020 StatLine in Dutch CBS 24 July 2020 Retrieved 19 September 2020 Postcodetool for 3235AP Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland in Dutch Het Waterschapshuis Retrieved 29 August 2013 Bevolkingsontwikkeling regio per maand Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten KNAW 2011 IMDb Database retrieved 31 May 2019External links EditOfficial website This South Holland location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Voorne aan Zee amp oldid 1132976942, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
