Geervliet

Geervliet is a town in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Nissewaard, and lies about 6 km northwest of Spijkenisse on the Brielse Maas. It received city rights in 1381.

Geervliet
Coat of arms
The town centre (darkgreen) and the statistical district (lightgreen) of Geervliet in the former municipality of Bernisse.
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceSouth Holland
MunicipalityNissewaard
Population
 (2006)
1,759
Geervliet, windmill: de Bernissemolen

Geervliet was a separate municipality until 1980, when it became part of Bernisse.[1]

In 2001, the town of Geervliet had 1670 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 0.34 kmĀ², and contained 687 residences.[2] The wider statistical district of Geervliet, which covers the entire "Polder Geervliet" has a population of around 2290.[3] This includes the 290 inhabitants of the village Simonshaven.

Notable residents

See also

References

  1. Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.
  2. Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001 "Archived copy". Archived from the original on March 19, 2006. Retrieved January 24, 2007.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link). Statistics are for the continuous built-up area.
  3. Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Gemeente Op Maat 2004: Bernisse .
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