Nissewaard
Nissewaard is a municipality in the Netherlands, located on the island of Voorne-Putten, in the south of the province of South Holland. It was created through a merger of the municipalities of Spijkenisse and Bernisse on 1 January 2015.
Nissewaard has a population of about 85,000 as of 2014.
Topography
''Dutch topographic map of the municipality of Nissewaard, June 2015''Notable people
- Dirk van Hogendorp, Dutch officer and author
- Jan Campert a journalist, theater critic and writer
- Marleen de Pater-van der Meer a Dutch politician
- Jan Bechtum a Dutch guitarist
- Erik de Jong known as Spinvis, a Dutch one-man music project
- Medy van der Laan a retired Dutch politician
- Alexander van Oudenaarden a Dutch biophysicist and systems biologist
- Sied van Riel a Dutch trance music DJ and producer, lives in Spijkenisse
- Björn Franken known as Vato Gonzalez, DJ and producer
- Nick van de Wall known as Afrojack, DJ and producer
- Duncan Laurence singer, winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 2019
Sport
- Bram Groeneweg a Dutch long-distance runner, competed in the marathon at the 1928 Summer Olympics
- Emiel Mellaard is a retired Dutch long jump record holder
- Maarten den Bakker a retired road bicycle racer, competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Joeri de Groot a Dutch rower, competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Patrick van Luijk a Dutch sprinter
- Martijn Barto a Dutch professional footballer with over 200 club caps
- Chanella Stougje a Dutch professional racing cyclist