Binnenmaas Explained

Binnenmaas
Settlement Type:Former municipality
Flag Size:100x67px
Map Alt:Highlighted position of Binnenmaas in a municipal map of South Holland
Coordinates:51.8°N 37°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Netherlands
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:South Holland
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Hoeksche Waard
Extinct Title:Merged
Extinct Date:2019
Unit Pref:Metric
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:-1
Timezone1:CET
Utc Offset1:+1
Timezone1 Dst:CEST
Utc Offset1 Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postcode
Postal Code:3270–3274, 3295–3299
Area Code Type:Area code
Area Code:0186, 078

Binnenmaas (in Dutch; Flemish pronounced as /ˈbɪnə(n)maːs/) was a municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The municipality had a population of in, and covers an area of NaNBinnenmaas}} of which NaNBinnenmaas}} 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.[2]

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.

Topography

Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Binnenmaas, June 2015.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Postcodetool for 3299XG . Dutch . . Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland . Het Waterschapshuis . 14 July 2013.
  2. https://wetten.overheid.nl/BWBR0041279/2018-09-15 Wet samenvoeging gemeenten Binnenmaas, Cromstrijen, Korendijk, Oud-Beijerland en Strijen