Binnenmaas

Binnenmaas
Former municipality
Lake Binnenmaas
Lake Binnenmaas
Flag of Binnenmaas
Flag
Coat of arms of Binnenmaas
Coat of arms
Highlighted position of Binnenmaas in a municipal map of South Holland
Location in South Holland
Coordinates: 51°48′N 4°33′E / 51.800°N 4.550°E / 51.800; 4.550
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceSouth Holland
MunicipalityHoeksche Waard
Merged2019
Area
[1]
 • Total75.57 km2 (29.18 sq mi)
 • Land69.26 km2 (26.74 sq mi)
 • Water6.31 km2 (2.44 sq mi)
Elevation
[2]
−1 m (−3 ft)
Population
 (January 2021)[3]
 • Totaldata missing
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode
3270–3274, 3295–3299
Area code0186, 078
Websitewww.binnenmaas.nl

Binnenmaas (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈbɪnəmaːs] ⓘ) was a municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The municipality had a population of data missing in 2021, and covers an area of 75.57 km2 (29.18 sq mi) of which 6.31 km2 (2.44 sq mi) is water. It is named after the lake of the same name.

The municipality was formed on 1 January 1984 by the merger of the municipalities Puttershoek, Maasdam, Mijnsheerenland, Westmaas, and Heinenoord. On 1 January 2007 the municipality 's-Gravendeel was added to Binnenmaas. On 1 January 2019 it was merged with Cromstrijen, Korendijk, Oud-Beijerland, and Strijen to form the municipality of Hoeksche Waard.[4]

The municipality of Binnenmaas consists of the following communities: Blaaksedijk, De Wacht, Goidschalxoord, 's-Gravendeel, Greup, Heinenoord, Kuipersveer, Maasdam, Maasdijk, Mijnsheerenland, Puttershoek, Reedijk, Schenkeldijk, Sint Anthoniepolder, Westdijk, Westmaas and Zwanegat.

  1. ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Postcodetool for 3299XG". 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 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  4. ^ Wet samenvoeging gemeenten Binnenmaas, Cromstrijen, Korendijk, Oud-Beijerland en Strijen, 11 July 2018, accessed at overheid.nl