Westmaas

Westmaas
Village
Clergy house of Westmaas
Clergy house of Westmaas
Westmaas is located in South Holland
Westmaas
Westmaas
Location in the province of South Holland in the Netherlands
Westmaas is located in Netherlands
Westmaas
Westmaas
Location in the Netherlands
Coordinates: 51°47′N 4°28′E / 51.783°N 4.467°E / 51.783; 4.467
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceSouth Holland
MunicipalityHoeksche Waard
Area
[1]
 • Total
7.39 km2 (2.85 sq mi)
Elevation
[2]
−0.5 m (−1.6 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total
2,095
 • Density280/km2 (730/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
3273[1]
Dialing code0186

Westmaas (Dutch pronunciation: [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 2,065.[4]

Westmaas developed after the Munnikenland was enclosed by a dike in 1439.[5] The village was founded by Carthusian monks.[6] 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.[7] Since 1 January 2019, it is part of the new municipality Hoeksche Waard.[3]

  • Westmaas, reformed church
    Westmaas, reformed church
  • Old map from 1866
    Old map from 1866
  • Windmill Windlust
    Windmill Windlust

References

  1. ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Postcodetool for 3273AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. 24 July 2019. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
  3. ^ a b Wet samenvoeging gemeenten Binnenmaas, Cromstrijen, Korendijk, Oud-Beijerland en Strijen, 11 July 2018, accessed at overheid.nl
  4. ^ Statistiek, Centraal Bureau voor de. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020". Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (in Dutch). Retrieved 2020-09-26.
  5. ^ a b Ronald Stenvert & Sabine Broekhoven (2004). "Westmaas" (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90-400-9034-3. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
  6. ^ a b "Westmaas". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 4 May 2022.
  7. ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.
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