Tiengemeten is an

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in the

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province of

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. It is a part of the municipality of

Hoeksche Waard The Hoekse Waard (; pre-1947 spelling: Hoeksche Waard) is an island between the Oude Maas, Dordtsche Kil, Hollands Diep, Haringvliet and Spui rivers in the province of South Holland in the Netherlands. The island, part of the namesake municip ...

and lies about south of

Spijkenisse Spijkenisse () is a city in the province of South Holland, Netherlands. Following an administrative reform in 2015, it is part of the municipality of Nissewaard, and has a population of 72,500. It covers an area of of which is water. It is part ...

. Before 1984 the island was administratively split between

Goudswaard Goudswaard is a village in the Dutch province of South Holland, located on the westernmost tip of the Hoeksche Waard, approximately 6 km south-west of Spijkenisse. Goudswaard was a separate municipality from 1817 until 1984, when it was merged w ...

and Zuid-Beijerland, and until 2019 it was part of the municipality of

Korendijk Korendijk () was a municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The municipality covered an area of of which was water. With the municipal reorganization of the Hoeksche Waard on 1 January 1984, the municipality of ...

. The name ''Tiengemeten'' refers to an ancient area measurement; one ''gemet'' is comparable with one

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so the name means ''ten-acre island''. Ten ''gemet''s would be about , while the island is actually about long and wide. The statistical area "Tiengemeten" had a population of around 10 until 2007.Statistics Netherlands (CBS)
''Statline: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2003–2005''
As of January 1, 2005. On 10 May 2007, the island was officially allowed to revert to its natural state after its inhabitants were relocated. The

Rien Poortvliet Rien Poortvliet (; 7 August 1932 – 15 September 1995) was a Dutch artist and illustrator. Born in Schiedam, Poortvliet was best known for his drawings of animals and for " Gnomes", a famous series of illustrated books with text by Wil Huyg ...

museum is located on the island.

References

Hoeksche Waard Islands of South Holland Islands of the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta Uninhabited islands of the Netherlands {{SouthHolland-geo-stub