Hoeksche Waard (island)

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Hoeksche Waard (island)
Waters Meuse
Geographical location 51 ° 46 ′  N , 4 ° 28 ′  E Coordinates: 51 ° 46 ′  N , 4 ° 28 ′  E
Hoeksche Waard (island) (South Holland)
Hoeksche Waard (island)
length 25 km
width 14 km
Location of the Hoeksche Waard within the Netherlands
Location of the Hoeksche Waard within the Netherlands

The Hoeksche Waard is a Dutch island located in South Holland about 25 kilometers long and 14 kilometers wide, which was created in the mouth of the Maas between Oude Maas , Hollands Diep , Dordtsche Kil and Spui .

The largest place on the agrarian island is Oud-Beijerland , the other municipalities are Binnenmaas , Cromstrijen , Korendijk and Strijen , which merged in 2019 to form a new larger municipality called Hoeksche Waard .

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