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.
Hoeksche Waard consists of the following municipalities:
- Binnenmaas (villages Blaaksedijk, Heinenoord, 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)
Hoeksche Waard is separated
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