Strijen: Hoeksche Waard Village Behind the River Dikes
Protected by dikes along the Hollandsch Diep and the Oude Maas, Strijen sits on the southern edge of the Hoeksche Waard island in South Holland. The village has about 9,371 residents and is part of the gemeente Hoeksche Waard since 2019. During the North Sea flood of 1953, Strijen was severely affected, with water breaching the dikes and flooding the surrounding polders.
Agriculture dominates the flat landscape: sugar beet, potatoes, and arable crops on the fertile river clay. The village centre around the Kerkstraat and the Grote Kerk has a quiet character. The Hoeksche Waard was historically isolated, reachable mainly by ferry, but the Haringvlietbrug and the A29 motorway now provide road connections. Dordrecht is about 15 kilometres east, Rotterdam roughly 25 kilometres north.
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Protected by dikes along the Hollandsch Diep and the Oude Maas, Strijen sits on the southern edge of the Hoeksche Waard island in South Holland. The village has about 9,371 residents and is part of the gemeente Hoeksche Waard since 2019. During the North Sea flood of 1953, Strijen was severely affected, with water breaching the dikes and flooding the surrounding polders.
Agriculture dominates the flat landscape: sugar beet, potatoes, and arable crops on the fertile river clay. The village centre around the Kerkstraat and the Grote Kerk has a quiet character. The Hoeksche Waard was historically isolated, reachable mainly by ferry, but the Haringvlietbrug and the A29 motorway now provide road connections. Dordrecht is about 15 kilometres east, Rotterdam roughly 25 kilometres north.
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