Bernisse

Bernisse
Bernisse
	Former municipality
	Church in Oudenhoorn
	Flag
	Location in South Holland
	Coordinates: 51°51′N 4°15′E
Country	Netherlands
Province	South Holland
Municipality	Nissewaard
Area [1]
• Total	68.46 km2 (26.43 sq mi)
• Land	57.34 km2 (22.14 sq mi)
• Water	11.12 km2 (4.29 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	0 m (0 ft)
Population (January 2019)[3]
• Total	data missing
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode	3211–3218, 3227
Area code	0181
Website	www.gemeentebernisse.nl

Bernisse (pronunciation ) is a former municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. Since 2015 it has been a part of the municipality of Nissewaard.

The former municipality had a population of data missing in 2019, and covered an area of 68.46 km² (26.43 sq mi) of which 11.12 km² (4.29 sq mi) was water.

The former municipality was named after the river Bernisse, which flows right through it from the Spui to the Brielse meer and separates the estuary islands of Voorne and Putten.

The former municipality of Bernisse consisted of the following communities: Abbenbroek, Biert, Geervliet, Heenvliet, Oudenhoorn, Simonshaven, Zuidland.

The municipality of Bernisse was formed on January 1, 1980, through the amalgamation of the municipalities Abbenbroek, Oudenhoorn, Zuidland, and parts of the municipalities Geervliet (including Simonshaven) and Heenvliet.

Satellite image of the Rhine-Meuse delta showing the Bernisse river (q) and the islands of Voorne (4) and Putten (5)

Topography

Dutch Topographic map of the former municipality of Bernisse, 2013.

Notable people

Dirk van Hogendorp (1761 in Heenvliet – 1822) a somewhat "troublesome" Dutch officer and author
Maarten den Bakker (born 1969 in Abbenbroek) a retired road bicycle racer, competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics
Alexander van Oudenaarden (1970 in Zuidland) a Dutch biophysicist and systems biologist
Chanella Stougje (born 1996 in Zuidland) a Dutch professional racing cyclist

References

"Kerncijfers wijken en buurten" [Key figures for neighbourhoods]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
"Postcodetool for 3216AG". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
"Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2019.

External links

Official website

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[1] "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten" [Key figures for neighbourhoods]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2014.

[AHN-2] "Postcodetool for 3216AG". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 14 July 2013.

[3] "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2019.