Piershil

Piershil
Village
Windmill Simonia

Coat of arms

The village centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Piershil in the municipality of Korendijk.
Coordinates: 51°48′N 4°19′E / 51.800°N 4.317°E / 51.800; 4.317Coordinates: 51°48′N 4°19′E / 51.800°N 4.317°E / 51.800; 4.317
Country Netherlands
Province South Holland
Municipality Korendijk
Population
 • Total 1,600
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)

Piershil is a village in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Korendijk, and lies about 5 km south of Spijkenisse.

In 2001 the village of Piershil had 1185 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 0.24 km², and contained 477 residences.[1] The statistical area "Piershil", which also can include the peripheral parts of the village, as well as the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 1570.[2]

Piershil was a separate municipality between 1817 and 1984, when it became part of Korendijk.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001. (Statistics are for the continuous built-up area).
  2. ↑ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Statline: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2003-2005. As of 1 January 2005.
  3. ↑ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, "Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten", KNAW, 2006.


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