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Voorne aan Zee () is a municipality on the island of
Voorne-Putten Voorne-Putten () is an island between the North Sea, the Brielse Meer and the rivers Oude Maas, Spui and Haringvliet in the province of South Holland. Voorne-Putten consists of the two former islands Voorne (the larger, western part) and Pu ...
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. ...
. The municipality covers an area of of which is water. It had a population of in 2022. The municipality of Voorne aan Zee was formed on 1 January 2023, through the merger of the former municipalities of
Brielle Brielle (), also called Den Briel in Dutch and Brill in English, is a town and historic seaport in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland, on the north side of the island of Voorne-Putten, at the mouth of the New Maas. The for ...
,
Hellevoetsluis Hellevoetsluis () is a town and former municipality in the west of Netherlands. It is located in Voorne-Putten, South Holland. The former municipality covered an area of of which was water and it included the population centres of Nieuw-Helvoe ...
and
Westvoorne Westvoorne is a former municipality on the island of Voorne-Putten in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The former municipality covered an area of of which was water. It had a population of in . The municipality of Wes ...
, which itself was formed on 1 January 1980, through the merger of the former municipalities
Oostvoorne Oostvoorne is a village in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Voorne aan Zee, and lies about north of Hellevoetsluis. In 2001, the town of Oostvoorne had 5,403 inhabitants, the built-up area of the town was ...
and Rockanje. It consists of the towns
Brielle Brielle (), also called Den Briel in Dutch and Brill in English, is a town and historic seaport in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland, on the north side of the island of Voorne-Putten, at the mouth of the New Maas. The for ...
and
Hellevoetsluis Hellevoetsluis () is a town and former municipality in the west of Netherlands. It is located in Voorne-Putten, South Holland. The former municipality covered an area of of which was water and it included the population centres of Nieuw-Helvoe ...
, the villages Nieuwenhoorn, Nieuw-Helvoet,
Oostvoorne Oostvoorne is a village in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Voorne aan Zee, and lies about north of Hellevoetsluis. In 2001, the town of Oostvoorne had 5,403 inhabitants, the built-up area of the town was ...
, Oudenhoorn, Rockanje, Tinte, Vierpolders and Zwartewaal, the water board neighbourhood Oude en Nieuwe Struiten, and the hamlet Helhoek.


Notable people

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Jacob van Maerlant Jacob van Maerlant (c. 1230–40 – c. 1288–1300) was a Flemings, Flemish poet of the 13th century and one of the most important Middle Dutch authors during the Middle Ages. Biography Jacob van Maerlant was born near Bruge ...
(ca.1230–40 – ca.1288–1300), a Flemish poet of the 13th century, an important Middle Dutch author of the Middle Ages *
Maarten Tromp Maarten Harpertszoon Tromp or Maarten van Tromp (23 April 1598 – 31 July 1653) was an army general and admiral in the Dutch navy during much of the Eighty Years' War and throughout the First Anglo-Dutch War. Son of a ship's captain, Tromp spe ...
(1598 in
Brielle Brielle (), also called Den Briel in Dutch and Brill in English, is a town and historic seaport in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland, on the north side of the island of Voorne-Putten, at the mouth of the New Maas. The for ...
– 1653), a Dutch army general and admiral in the Dutch navy *
Witte de With Witte Corneliszoon de With (28 March 1599 – 8 November 1658) was a Dutch States Navy officer who served during the Eighty Years' War and the First Anglo-Dutch War. Early life and childhood De With was born on a farmstead in the hamlet of ...
(1599 in Hoogendijk – 1658), a Dutch naval officer during the
Eighty Years War The Eighty Years' War or Dutch Revolt (; 1566/1568–1648) was an armed conflict in the Habsburg Netherlands between disparate groups of rebels and the Spanish government. The causes of the war included the Reformation, centralisation, exce ...
and the
First Anglo-Dutch War The First Anglo-Dutch War, or First Dutch War, was a naval conflict between the Commonwealth of England and the Dutch Republic. Largely caused by disputes over trade, it began with English attacks on Dutch merchant shipping, but expanded to vast ...
* Volkert Simon Maarten van der Willigen (1822–1878), a Dutch mathematician, physicist and professor * Jan Greshoff (1888 in Nieuw-Helvoet – 1971), a Dutch journalist, poet, and literary critic * Belinda Meuldijk (born 1955), a Dutch actress, writer, and activist IMDb Database
retrieved 31 May 2019 * Meindert van Buuren (born 1995), a Dutch racing driver


Gallery

File:Tinte, kapel foto2 2009-05-21 16.59.JPG, Tinte, chapel File:Hellevoetsluis 006.jpg, Church in Hellevoetsluis File:Rockanje, molen foto2 2009-05-10 12.35.JPG, Rockanje, windmill File:Brielle, Sint Catharijnekerk positie2 foto1 2011-06-26 14.21.JPG, Brielle, church: de Sint Catharijne kerk File:Brielle, het Wellerondom foto5 2011-06-26 14.04.JPG, Brielle, monumental houses at the Wellerondom File:Tweede Slag, Rockanje. Oorlogsmonument in de duinen.jpg, Tweede Slag, Rockanje. Monument honouring executed resistance members during WWII.


References


External links


Official website
Voorne-Putten Municipalities of South Holland Municipalities of the Netherlands established in 2023 {{SouthHolland-geo-stub