Hoeksche Waard () is a 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, 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.

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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 * Eibert Tigchelaar (born 1959 in Sint Anthoniepolder) academic and expert on the

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* 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
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Sport

* Nijs Korevaar (1927 in Mijnsheerenland – 2016) a Dutch water polo player, team bronze medallist at the

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* 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

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References

External links

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Official website
{{Authority control Municipalities of South Holland Municipalities of the Netherlands established in 2019