Hoeksche Waard

Satellite image of the Rhine-Meuse delta, showing the island of Hoekse Waard (6)

The Hoekse Waard (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɦuksə ˈʋaːrt]; pre-1947 spelling: Hoeksche Waard) is an island between the Oude Maas, Dordtsche Kil, Hollands Diep, Haringvliet and Spui rivers in the province of Zuid Holland in the Netherlands. The island is a mostly agricultural region, south of Rotterdam. The Hoeksche Waard consists of reclaimed land (polders): after the Saint Elisabeth flood of 1421 most of the area was flooded. The land has been reclaimed gradually in the following centuries.

Municipalities

The Hoeksche Waard consists of the following municipalities:

• Binnenmaas (villages Blaaksedijk, Heinenoord, Goidschalxoord, Maasdam, Mijnsheerenland, Puttershoek, Westmaas and 's-Gravendeel)
• Cromstrijen (villages Klaaswaal and Numansdorp)
• Korendijk (villages Goudswaard, Nieuw-Beijerland, Piershil and Zuid-Beijerland)
• Oud-Beijerland
• Strijen (villages Cillaarshoek, Mookhoek, Strijen and Strijensas)

Surrounding waters

The Hoeksche Waard is separated:

• from IJsselmonde island on the north by the Oude Maas (tunnel)
• from Voorne-Putten island on the west by the Spui (ferry)
• from the island of Dordrecht on the east by the Dordtsche Kil (tunnel)
• from Goeree-Overflakkee island on the southwest by the Haringvliet (bridge)
• from the Province of North Brabant on the southeast by the Hollands Diep (bridge)