Voorne aan Zee (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈvoːrnə ʔaːn ˈzeː]) is a municipality on the island of Voorne-Putten in the western Netherlands, in the province...
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region. The largest town is Spijkenisse. Voorne-Putten consists of the following municipalities: Voorne: Voorne aan Zee Nissewaard - Bernisse (Heenvliet, Abbenbroek...
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Brielle (category Voorne aan Zee)
merged with Hellevoetsluis and Westvoorne into the new municipality of Voorne aan Zee. Brielle is a very old, fortified town. Its name is derived from the...
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Oostvoorne (category Voorne aan Zee)
Dutch province of South Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Voorne aan Zee, and lies about 9 km (6 mi) north of Hellevoetsluis. In 2001, the town...
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Hellevoetsluis (category Voorne aan Zee)
Hellevoetsluis merged with Brielle and Westvoorne into the new municipality of Voorne aan Zee. The area has been settled since before Roman times and was concentrated...
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Rockanje (category Voorne aan Zee)
Dutch province of South Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Voorne aan Zee, and lies about 7 km northwest of Hellevoetsluis. In 2001, the village...
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Westvoorne (category Voorne aan Zee)
merged with Brielle and Hellevoetsluis into the new municipality of Voorne aan Zee. In 2011, Westvoorne received the QualityCoast Gold Award for its efforts...
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Oudenhoorn (category Voorne aan Zee)
Dutch province of South Holland. It is part of the municipality of Voorne aan Zee and lies about 3 km east of Hellevoetsluis. The village was first mentioned...
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albrandswaardsdagblad.nl. "Nieuw muziekevenement in Hellevoetsluis: het Voorne aan Zee Festival!". www.groothellevoet.nl. February 27, 2023. "Eerste editie...
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Zwartewaal (category Voorne aan Zee)
South Holland, The Netherlands. It is a part of the municipality of Voorne aan Zee and lies about 5 km south of Maassluis. The village was first mentioned...
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Kruiningergors (category Voorne aan Zee)
Dutch province of South Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Voorne aan Zee, and lies about 9 km west of Maassluis. The statistical area "Kruiningergors"...
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Strype, Netherlands (category Voorne aan Zee)
Dutch province of South Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Voorne aan Zee, and lies approximately 8 km northwest of Hellevoetsluis. The statistical...
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Tinte (category Voorne aan Zee)
Dutch province of South Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Voorne aan Zee, and lies about 6 km north of Hellevoetsluis. The statistical area "Tinte"...
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Hoeksche Waard Krimpen aan den IJssel Lansingerland Maassluis Nissewaard Ridderkerk Rotterdam Schiedam Vlaardingen Voorne aan Zee Zuidplas South East South...
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Stuifakker (category Voorne aan Zee)
Dutch province of South Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Voorne aan Zee, and lies about 8 km northwest of Hellevoetsluis. The statistical area...
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Belinda Meuldijk (category People from Voorne aan Zee)
Belinda Meuldijk (born 7 January 1955) is a Dutch actress, writer, and activist. She has performed in Dutch television shows and movies, and is also a...
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Helhoek, South Holland (category Voorne aan Zee)
Dutch province of South Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Voorne aan Zee, and lies about 8 km north of Hellevoetsluis. The statistical area "Helhoek"...
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Thomas Cecil, 1st Earl of Exeter (category History of Voorne aan Zee)
Thomas Cecil, 1st Earl of Exeter, KG (5 May 1542 – 8 February 1623), known as Lord Burghley from 1598 to 1605, was an English politician, courtier and...
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Capture of Brielle (category History of Voorne aan Zee)
The Capture of Brielle by the Watergeuzen, on 1 April 1572 marked a turning point in the uprising of the Low Countries against Spain in the Eighty Years'...
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July 2023. Boersema, Wendelmoet (1 June 2021). "Paars-groen, rechts haakt aan of links laat los: zo staat de formatie ervoor". Trouw (in Dutch). Archived...
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Lex Nederlof (category People from Voorne aan Zee)
Leendert Arie Nederlof (born 10 June 1966 in Oostvoorne) is a retired Dutch cyclist. He was the oldest active professional cyclist until his retirement...
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Oude en Nieuwe Struiten (category History of Voorne aan Zee)
Oude en Nieuwe Struiten is a former municipality in the Dutch province of South Holland. It consisted of a small polder east of Hellevoetsluis, and is...
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Districts and neighbourhoods of Brielle (category Voorne aan Zee)
The Dutch municipality of Brielle is divided into districts and neighbourhoods for statistical purposes. The municipality is divided into the following...
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Hellevoetsluis and Westvoorne were merged into the new municipality of Voorne aan Zee. List of cities, towns and villages in South Holland Statistics Netherlands...
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22 December 2023. Zee, Voorne aan (22 December 2023). "Gemeenteraad stelt nieuwe gemeentevlag Voorne aan Zee vast". Voorne aan Zee (in Dutch). Archived...
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Vierpolders (category Voorne aan Zee)
Dutch province of South Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Voorne aan Zee, and lies about 5 km north of Hellevoetsluis. The name of the village...
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The Voorne Canal (Also "Canal through Voorne", In Dutch: Kanaal door Voorne or Voornse kanaal) is a former ship canal on Voorne-Putten in South Holland...
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Volkert Simon Maarten van der Willigen (category People from Voorne aan Zee)
Volkert Simon Maarten van der Willigen (Rockanje, 9 May 1822 – Haarlem, 19 February 1878), sometimes referred to as Volcardus Simon Martinus van der Willigen...
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Arie van den Brand (category People from Voorne aan Zee)
Ir. Arie van den Brand (born 22 February 1951 in Oostvoorne) is a Dutch GreenLeft politician. He was member of the House of Representatives for GreenLeft...
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Martyrs of Gorkum (category History of Voorne aan Zee)
The Martyrs of Gorkum (Dutch: Martelaren van Gorcum) were a group of 19 Dutch Catholic clerics, secular and religious, who were hanged on 9 July 1572 in...
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