Bernisse () is a village and former municipality in the western

Netherlands , Terminology of the Low Countries, informally Holland, is a country in Northwestern Europe, with Caribbean Netherlands, overseas territories in the Caribbean. It is the largest of the four constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Nether ...

, in the province of

South Holland South Holland ( ) is a province of the Netherlands with a population of over 3.8 million as of January 2023 and a population density of about , making it the country's most populous province and one of the world's most densely populated areas. ...

. Since 2015 it has been a part of the municipality of

Nissewaard Nissewaard () is a List of municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the Netherlands, located on the island of Voorne-Putten, in the south of the province of South Holland. It was created through a merger of the municipalities of Spijkenis ...

. The former municipality had a population of in , and covered an area of of which was water. The former municipality was named after the river Bernisse, which flows right through it from the Spui to the

Brielse Meer The Brielse Meer ("Lake Den Briel") is a long, narrow lake between the Dutch estuary islands of Voorne and Rozenburg in the province of South Holland. The lake takes its name from Den Briel, a town on its shore. It was formerly a branch of the ...

and separates the

estuary An estuary is a partially enclosed coastal body of brackish water with one or more rivers or streams flowing into it, and with a free connection to the open sea. Estuaries form a transition zone between river environments and maritime enviro ...

island An island or isle is a piece of land, distinct from a continent, completely surrounded by water. There are continental islands, which were formed by being split from a continent by plate tectonics, and oceanic islands, which have never been ...

s of Voorne and Putten. The former municipality of Bernisse consisted of the following communities: Abbenbroek, Biert, Geervliet,

Heenvliet Heenvliet is a town in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Nissewaard, and lies about 7 km south of Maassluis, on the Brielse Maas. Heenvliet was a separate municipality until 1980, when it became part o ...

, Oudenhoorn, Simonshaven,

Zuidland Zuidland is a town in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Nissewaard, and lies about 6 km west of Spijkenisse. As of 2022, the town of Zuidland had 6,094 inhabitants, they are called "Slandenaren". The b ...

. The municipality of Bernisse was formed on January 1, 1980, through the amalgamation of the municipalities Abbenbroek, Oudenhoorn, Zuidland, and parts of the municipalities Geervliet (including Simonshaven) and Heenvliet.

Topography

''Dutch Topographic map of the former municipality of Bernisse, 2013.''

Notable people

* Dirk van Hogendorp (1761 in Heenvliet – 1822) a somewhat ''"troublesome"'' Dutch officer and author *

Maarten den Bakker Maarten Jan den Bakker (born 26 January 1969) is a retired road bicycle racer from the Netherlands, who was a professional rider from 1990 to 2008. He won the Dutch National Road Race Championships twice and he participated in nine Tours de Fr ...

(born 1969 in Abbenbroek) a retired road bicycle racer, competed in the

1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and officially branded as Seoul 1988 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. 159 nations were represe ...

* Alexander van Oudenaarden (1970 in Zuidland) a Dutch biophysicist and systems biologist *

Chanella Stougje Chanella Stougje (born 23 October 1996) is a Dutch hairdresser and former professional racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2015 and 2019 for the and teams. She was the best young rider at the one-day 2016 Philadelphia Cycling Classi ...

(born 1996 in Zuidland) a Dutch professional racing cyclist

References

External links

* 1980 establishments in the Netherlands States and territories established in 1980 Municipalities of the Netherlands disestablished in 2015 Former municipalities of South Holland Nissewaard {{SouthHolland-geo-stub