Korendijk

( Listen? / I ) Korendijk is a municipality in the Netherlands, South Holland province. On a total area of about 100.5 km ², it had 10,775 inhabitants on 1 January 2013.

Places

The municipality following villages (: decreasing population order) include:

  • Nieuw- Beijerland
  • Zuid -Beijerland
  • Goudswaard
  • Piershil (where the seat of the municipality is located).

Location and economic

The community forms the western part of the polder Hoeksche Waard, southwest of Rotterdam. The island belongs to Tiengemeten Korendijk. It is across the highway Rotterdam - reached Bergen op Zoom / Roosendaal; the nearest station is in the 20-25 km from Rotterdam. A river called Spui, over which there are no bridges and only a ferry that runs several times a day, Korendijk separates from the northern neighbors Spijkenisse. The municipality is bounded on the south by the Haring Vliet.

Korendijk is economically dependent on agriculture. But many of the residents commute to their jobs in Rotterdam and the surrounding area.

History

Middle of the 13th century was the village Goudswaard. After the tsunami of 18 November 1421, a dike, the Corendijk built. The polder was enlarged in 1559, when acquired Lamoraal Earl of Egmont area and let dike. It originated said after his wife Sabine of Bavaria " Beijerlande ". The island Tiengemeten served as from 1750 - 1850 as a quarantine area for products imported from the Dutch East Indies. The flood disaster of February 1, 1953 led to curb Haringvliet. Tiengemeten 1997 to the natural area ( " Wetland " ) explains and evacuated.

Attractions

  • The island Tiengemeten can under the guidance of employees of the owner, the association " natural monuments" be visited by appointment. It should be as natural area further developed.
  • The bird sanctuary and reed and rush area " Korendijkse Slikken ".
  • A bike ride through the church, through narrow dikes, is recommended. It looks lovely old farmhouses and windmills in a picturesque, typical Dutch landscape.
  • All villages have a beautiful church, mostly from the 17th century.
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