Bernisse
Bernisse is a village and former municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. Since 2015 it has been a part of the municipality of Nissewaard.
The former municipality had a population of in, and covered an area of of which was water.
The former municipality was named after the river Bernisse, which flows right through it from the Spui to the Brielse Meer and separates the estuary islands of Voorne and Putten.
The former municipality of Bernisse consisted of the following communities: Abbenbroek, Biert, Geervliet, Heenvliet, Oudenhoorn, Simonshaven, Zuidland.
The municipality of Bernisse was formed on January 1, 1980, through the amalgamation of the municipalities Abbenbroek, Oudenhoorn, Zuidland, and parts of the municipalities Geervliet and Heenvliet.
[Image:RMSDeltaNorth.jpg|thumb|none|Satellite image of the Rhine-Meuse delta showing the Bernisse river (q) and the islands of Voorne (4) and Putten (5)]
Topography
''Dutch Topographic map of the former municipality of Bernisse, 2013.''Notable people
- Dirk van Hogendorp a somewhat "troublesome" Dutch officer and author
- Maarten [den Bakker] a retired road bicycle racer, competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Alexander van Oudenaarden a Dutch biophysicist and systems biologist
- Chanella Stougje a Dutch professional racing cyclist