Hoeksche Waard (municipality)
Hoeksche Waard is a municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland, consisting of the eponymous Hoeksche Waard and Tiengemeten islands.
The municipality was formed on 1 January 2019 by the merger of the municipalities Binnenmaas, Cromstrijen, Korendijk, Oud-Beijerland, and Strijen.
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Notable people
- Lamoral, Count of Egmont a general and statesman, Lord of Oud-Beijerland.
- Philip, Count of Egmont the fifth Count of Egmont and Lord of Oud-Beijerland
- Thomas van der Wilt a Dutch painter
- Philip van Dijk a Dutch painter
- Stoffel Muller leader of a small Dutch Protestant sect Zwijndrechtse nieuwlichters
- Suze Groeneweg a Dutch politician, the first woman to be elected to the Dutch parliament
- Renée Jones-Bos a Dutch senior civil servant and diplomat
- Ineke Dezentjé Hamming-Bluemink a former Dutch politician and municipal councillor in Cromstrijen
- Anton Corbijn a Dutch photographer, music video director and film director
- Eibert Tigchelaar academic and expert on the Dead Sea Scrolls
- Carlo Resoort a Dutch DJ, remixer and producer; plays with the 4 Strings
- Benno de Goeij a Dutch record producer, works with Armin van Buuren
- Vivienne van den Assem a Dutch actress and presenter, brought up in Oud-Beijerland
Sport
- Nijs Korevaar a Dutch water polo player, team bronze medallist at the 1948 Summer Olympics
- Kees Verkerk a former speed skater, three time winter Olympic silver medallist and gold medallist at the 1968 Winter Olympics
- Adri van Tiggelen a retired Dutch footballer with 505 club caps
- Ria Visser a former ice speed skater and silver medallist at the 1980 Winter Olympics
- Kristie Boogert a former professional female tennis player and team silver medallist at the 2000 Summer Olympics