Korendijk

Korendijk listen (population: in 2019) was a municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The municipality covered an area of 100.47 km2 (38.79 sq mi) of which 23.21 km2 (8.96 sq mi) was water.

Korendijk
Former municipality
Harbour of Nieuw-Beijerland
Flag
Coat of arms
Location in South Holland
Coordinates: 51°48′N 4°19′E
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceSouth Holland
Established1 January 1984
Government
 • BodyMunicipal council
 • MayorServaas Stoop (acting) (SGP)
Area
 • Total100.47 km2 (38.79 sq mi)
 • Land77.26 km2 (29.83 sq mi)
 • Water23.21 km2 (8.96 sq mi)
Elevation0 m (0 ft)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode
3264–3267, 3284
Area code0186
Websitewww.korendijk.nl

With the municipal reorganization of the Hoeksche Waard on 1 January 1984, the municipality of Korendijk was formed out of the former municipalities of Goudswaard, Nieuw-Beijerland, Piershil (location of town hall), Zuid-Beijerland, and the island Tiengemeten. In addition to these villages, it also had the population centres Nieuwendijk and Zuidzijde. On 1 January 2019, it merged into the municipality of Hoeksche Waard.[4]

The municipality of Korendijk was bordered on the southside by the Haringvliet estuary, on the westside by the Spui River, and by the municipalities Oud-Beijerland and Cromstrijen to the north and east.

Topography

Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Korendijk, June 2015

See also
See also: Hoeksche_Waard_(municipality) § Notable_people

References
  1. "College van B&W" [Board of mayor and aldermen] (in Dutch). Gemeente Korendijk. Archived from the original on 10 November 2013. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
  2. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten" [Key figures for neighbourhoods]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  3. "Postcodetool for 3265BT". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
  4. "Gemeentelijke indeling op 1 januari 2019". CBS (in Dutch). Retrieved 22 December 2019.
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