Nieuw-Beijerland

Nieuw-Beijerland is a town in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Hoeksche Waard, and lies about 3 km south of Spijkenisse.

Nieuw-Beijerland
Town
Het veer over het Spui van Hekelingen naar Nieuw-Beijerland
Coat of arms
The town centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Nieuw-Beijerland in the former municipality of Korendijk.
Coordinates: 51°48′43″N 4°20′33″E
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceSouth Holland
MunicipalityHoeksche Waard
Population
 (2001)
 • Total3,200
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

In 2001, the town of Nieuw-Beijerland had 3200 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 0.78 km², and contained 1143 residences.[1] The statistical area "Nieuw-Beijerland", which also can include the peripheral parts of the village, as well as the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 3570.[2]

Nieuw-Beijerland was a separate municipality until 1984, when it became part of Korendijk.[3] Korendijk was merged into the new municipality Hoeksche Waard in January 2019.[4]

Harbor
Windmill: windmolen de Swaan

References
  1. Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001. (Statistics are for the continuous built-up area).
  2. Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Statline: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2003-2005. As of 1 January 2005.
  3. Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.
  4. Wet samenvoeging gemeenten Binnenmaas, Cromstrijen, Korendijk, Oud-Beijerland en Strijen, 11 July 2018, accessed at overheid.nl


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