Voorne aan Zee

Voorne aan Zee
Municipality
Brielle
Historic town centre of Brielle
Hellevoetsluis
Harbour of Hellevoetsluis
Oostvoorne
Corn mill of Oostvoorne
Rockanje
Village centre of Rockanje
Flag of Voorne aan Zee
Flag
Coat of arms of Voorne aan Zee
Coat of arms
Highlighted position of Voorne aan Zee in a municipal map of South Holland
Location in South Holland
Coordinates: 51°52′N 4°4′E / 51.867°N 4.067°E / 51.867; 4.067
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceSouth Holland
Established1 January 2023
Government
[1]
 • BodyMunicipal council
 • MayorPeter Rehwinkel (PvdA)
Area
[2]
 • Total189.82 km2 (73.29 sq mi)
 • Land121.83 km2 (47.04 sq mi)
 • Water67.99 km2 (26.25 sq mi)
Elevation
[3]
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (November 2022)[4]
 • Total73,873
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode
3220-3225, 3227, 3230-3235
Area code0181
Websitewww.voorneaanzee.nl

Voorne aan Zee (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈvoːrnə ʔaːn ˈzeː]) is a municipality on the island of Voorne-Putten in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The municipality covers an area of 189.82 km2 (73.29 sq mi) of which 67.99 km2 (26.25 sq mi) is water. It had a population of 73,873 in 2022.

The municipality of Voorne aan Zee was formed on 1 January 2023, through the merger of the former municipalities of Brielle, Hellevoetsluis and Westvoorne, which itself was formed on 1 January 1980, through the merger of the former municipalities Oostvoorne and Rockanje.[5]

It consists of the towns Brielle and Hellevoetsluis, the villages Nieuwenhoorn, Nieuw-Helvoet, Oostvoorne, Oudenhoorn, Rockanje, Tinte, Vierpolders and Zwartewaal, the water board neighbourhood Oude en Nieuwe Struiten, and the hamlet Helhoek.

Dutch Topographic map of Voorne aan Zee, January 2023
  1. ^ "Peter Rehwinkel waarnemend burgemeester Voorne aan Zee" [Peter Rehwinkel acting mayor of Voorne aan Zee] (in Dutch). Province South Holland. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Postcodetool for 3235AP". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 29 August 2013.
  4. ^ Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand
  5. ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.