Westmaas Explained

Westmaas
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:Hoeksche Waard
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:-0.5
Area Total Km2:7.39
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:2,095
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:3273
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Area Code:0186
Coordinates:51.7833°N 32°W

Westmaas (in Dutch; Flemish pronounced as /ʋɛstˈmaːs/) is a village in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is located about 14 km south of the city of Rotterdam, next to Mijnsheerenland in the municipality of Hoeksche Waard.[3] In 2020, the population was 2065.[4]

Westmaas developed after the Munnikenland was enclosed by a dike in 1439. The village was founded by Carthusian monks. It became an independent parish in 1458. The Dutch Reformed church is an aisleless church built in 1651. It was restored between 1966 and 1967.[5]

Westmaas was home to 768 people in 1840.[6] Westmaas was a separate municipality between 1817 and 1984, when it became part of Binnenmaas. Since 1 January 2019, it is part of the new municipality Hoeksche Waard.[3]

References

  1. Web site: Postcodetool for 3273AA . nl . Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland . 24 July 2019 . Het Waterschapshuis . 4 May 2022 .
  2. Web site: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 . Central Bureau of Statistics . 4 May 2022.
  3. https://wetten.overheid.nl/BWBR0041279/2018-09-15 Wet samenvoeging gemeenten Binnenmaas, Cromstrijen, Korendijk, Oud-Beijerland en Strijen
  4. Web site: Statistiek. Centraal Bureau voor de. Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020. 2020-09-26. Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek. nl-NL.
  5. News: Westmaas . Ronald Stenvert & Sabine Broekhoven . Waanders . Zwolle . 2004 . 90-400-9034-3 . nl . 4 May 2022.
  6. Web site: Westmaas . Plaatsengids . 4 May 2022 . nl.