Havenhoofd | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Native Name Lang: | nl |
Pushpin Map: | Netherlands South Holland#Netherlands |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the province of South Holland in the Netherlands##Location in the Netherlands |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Netherlands |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | South Holland |
Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name2: | Goeree-Overflakkee |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Elevation M: | 1.9 |
Area Total Km2: | 0.10 |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Population Total: | 295 |
Population As Of: | 2021 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 3252 |
Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
Area Code: | 0187 |
Coordinates: | 51.8302°N 4.0065°W |
Havenhoofd is a village in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Goeree-Overflakkee, and lies about 10 km west of Hellevoetsluis.
The village was first mentioned around 1750 as "'t Goereese Hooft", and refers to the dams on either side of the harbour.[3] During the 18th century, Havenhoofd developed as a harbour village for Goedereede.
In 1943, during World War II, the entire village was demolished as part of the Atlantic Wall, and 42 bunkers were built in the area. Some of the bunkers are still hidden under the sand of the dunes. Havenhoofd was rebuilt between 1947 and 1949. In 1958 the harbour was dammed as a result of the North Sea flood of 1953, and the fishermen moved to Stellendam.[4]