Oud-Beijerland: Hoeksche Waard's Main Town on the River Island
Oud-Beijerland has about 23,570 residents and lies on the Hoeksche Waard island in South Holland, surrounded by the Oude Maas, Spui, and Haringvliet waterways. The town serves as the main commercial centre for the island municipality. The Grote Kerk, a Reformed church from the 17th century, faces the Markt square. Much of the island was inundated during the 1953 Watersnoodramp flood disaster.
Oud-Beijerland became part of the gemeente Hoeksche Waard in 2019 when five island municipalities merged. The Korendijk polder and Tiengemeten island nature reserve are nearby. Agriculture, particularly arable farming on the fertile river clay, defines the surrounding landscape.
Rotterdam is about 20 kilometres north via the Haringvlietbrug. Dordrecht lies roughly 15 kilometres east. Spijkenisse is approximately 10 kilometres northwest.
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Oud-Beijerland has about 23,570 residents and lies on the Hoeksche Waard island in South Holland, surrounded by the Oude Maas, Spui, and Haringvliet waterways. The town serves as the main commercial centre for the island municipality. The Grote Kerk, a Reformed church from the 17th century, faces the Markt square. Much of the island was inundated during the 1953 Watersnoodramp flood disaster.
Oud-Beijerland became part of the gemeente Hoeksche Waard in 2019 when five island municipalities merged. The Korendijk polder and Tiengemeten island nature reserve are nearby. Agriculture, particularly arable farming on the fertile river clay, defines the surrounding landscape.
Rotterdam is about 20 kilometres north via the Haringvlietbrug. Dordrecht lies roughly 15 kilometres east. Spijkenisse is approximately 10 kilometres northwest.
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