Strijen

Strijen
Strijen
	Town
	Water tower of Strijen
	Flag Coat of arms
	Location in South Holland
	Coordinates: 51°45′N 4°33′E
Country	Netherlands
Province	South Holland
Municipality	Hoeksche Waard
Merged	2019
Area [1]
• Total	57.70 km2 (22.28 sq mi)
• Land	50.85 km2 (19.63 sq mi)
• Water	6.85 km2 (2.64 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	0 m (0 ft)
Demonym(s)	Strijenaar
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode	3290–3293
Area code	078
Website	www.strijen.nl

Strijen (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈstrɛi.ən] (listen)) is a town and former municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The municipality, covering an area of 57.70 km² (22.28 sq mi) of which 6.85 km² (2.64 sq mi) is water, is located on the Hoeksche Waard island along the Hollands Diep estuary. On January 1, 2019, it was merged with the municipalities of Binnenmaas, Cromstrijen, Korendijk, and Oud-Beijerland to form the municipality of Hoeksche Waard.[3]

Strijen in 1867

Strijen in 2015

Strijen hosts a public library, swimming pool, a small shopping centre and a local museum.

Furthermore, Strijen is home to an important and welcome resting stop for migrating birds, especially geese. During winter, the endangered Eurasian spoonbill uses this area as a foraging ground.

The municipality of Strijen also includes the population centres of Cillaarshoek, De Klem, Mookhoek, Oudendijk, and Strijensas.

Notable people

Anton Corbijn (born 1955), photographer, music video director and film director.[4]

References

"Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
"Postcodetool for 3291AK". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
Wet samenvoeging gemeenten Binnenmaas, Cromstrijen, Korendijk, Oud-Beijerland en Strijen, 11 July 2018, accessed at overheid.nl
Siegal, Nina (19 May 2015). "Anton Corbijn: Capturing the Mood of the Music". The New York Times. Retrieved 12 March 2020.

External links

Official website

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[1] "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.

[AHN-2] "Postcodetool for 3291AK". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 24 August 2013.

[3] Wet samenvoeging gemeenten Binnenmaas, Cromstrijen, Korendijk, Oud-Beijerland en Strijen, 11 July 2018, accessed at overheid.nl

[4] Siegal, Nina (19 May 2015). "Anton Corbijn: Capturing the Mood of the Music". The New York Times. Retrieved 12 March 2020.