Klaaswaal
Klaaswaal is a village and former municipal in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is centrally located on one of the islands of South Holland called the Hoeksche Waard. Klaaswaal was a separate municipality until 1984, when it was merged with the municipal Numansdorp in a new municipal called Cromstrijen.[1]
The population size is 4,047 as of December 31, 2009.
History
In 1539 embankment of the polder Het Westmaas Nieuwland was started. The Lords reserverd a part of the nieuw land for the new to found village Claeswaal. The first buildings were built along the Voorstraat. At the end of this street, a church was built in 1566. Originally, it was built as a Catholic church, but the pastor of Strijen didn't want to come to the village as he considered the distance as being to long. The community found a minister who was willing to hold the services, therefore the services were of a Protestant nature.
In 1602 the embankment of the Nieuw-Cromstrijense polder was finished. Since then, Klaaswaal doesn't have a connection with the Hollands Diep anymore.
References
- ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.
External links
- Template:Kuyper Map of the former municipality, around 1868.
- Official website of Cromstrijen The website of Cromstrijen
51°46′N 4°27′E / 51.767°N 4.450°E
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