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Island municipality in South Holland province, Netherlands From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 Zee | |
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Historic town centre of Brielle Harbour of Hellevoetsluis Corn mill of Oostvoorne Village centre of Rockanje | |
Coordinates: 51°52′N 4°4′E | |
Country | Netherlands |
Province | South Holland |
Established | 1 January 2023 |
Government | |
• Body | Municipal council |
• Mayor | Peter Rehwinkel (PvdA) |
Area | |
• Total | 189.82 km2 (73.29 sq mi) |
• Land | 121.83 km2 (47.04 sq mi) |
• Water | 67.99 km2 (26.25 sq mi) |
Elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Population (November 2022)[4] | |
• Total | 73,873 |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postcode | 3220-3225, 3227, 3230-3235 |
Area code | 0181 |
Website | www |
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]
It consists of the towns Brielle and Hellevoetsluis, the villages Nieuwenhoorn, Nieuw-Helvoet, Oostvoorne, Oudenhoorn, Rockanje, Tinte, Vierpolders and Zwartewaal, the water board neighbourhood Oude en Nieuwe Struiten, and the hamlet Helhoek.
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