Westvoorne

Westvoorne (pronunciation ) is a municipality on the island Voorne-Putten in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The municipality covers an area of 97.48 km2 (37.64 sq mi) of which 44.30 km2 (17.10 sq mi) is water. It had a population of 14,626 in 2019.

Westvoorne
Former city hall of Oostvoorne
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Location in South Holland
Coordinates: 51°52′N 4°4′E
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceSouth Holland
Established1 January 1980
Government
  BodyMunicipal council
  MayorPeter de Jong (PvdA)
Area
  Total97.48 km2 (37.64 sq mi)
  Land53.18 km2 (20.53 sq mi)
  Water44.30 km2 (17.10 sq mi)
Elevation0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (January 2019)[4]
  Total14,626
  Density275/km2 (710/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode
3233–3235
Area code0181
Websitewww.westvoorne.nl

The municipality of Westvoorne was formed on 1 January 1980, through the merger of the former municipalities of Oostvoorne and Rockanje.[5] It consists the population centres of Oostvoorne, Rockanje, Tinte and Helhoek.

Trivia

In 2011 Westvoorne has received the QualityCoast Gold Award for its efforts to become a sustainable tourism destination. Because of this award Westvoorne has been selected for inclusion in the global atlas for sustainable tourism DestiNet.[6]

Dutch Topographic map of Westvoorne, July 2013

Notable people

References

  1. "B&W leden" [Mayor and aldermen] (in Dutch). Gemeente Westvoorne. Retrieved 29 August 2013.
  2. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  3. "Postcodetool for 3235AP". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 29 August 2013.
  4. "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  5. Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.
  6. Sustainable Tourism Destination EUCC
  7. IMDb Database retrieved 31 May 2019


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