Hoeksche Waard () is a municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland, consisting of the eponymous Hoeksche Waard and Tiengemeten islands.
The municipality was formed on 1 January 2019 by the merger of the municipalities Binnenmaas, Cromstrijen, Korendijk, Oud-Beijerland, and Strijen.Wet samenvoeging gemeenten Binnenmaas, Cromstrijen, Korendijk, Oud-Beijerland en Strijen, 11 July 2018, accessed at overheid.nl
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Notable people
Lamoral, Count of Egmont (1522–1568) a general and statesman, Lord of Oud-Beijerland. 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 IMDb Database retrieved 28 February 2020 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 IMDb Database retrieved 28 February 2020
Sport
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 Olav Kooij (born 2001 in Numansdorp) is a professional racing cyclist and three time stage winner in the Giro d'Italia
References
External links
Official website