Cromstrijen

Coordinates: 51°44′N 4°26′E / 51.733°N 4.433°E / 51.733; 4.433
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Cromstrijen
Water tower in Klaaswaal
Water tower in Klaaswaal
Flag of Cromstrijen
Coat of arms of Cromstrijen
Highlighted position of Cromstrijen in a municipal map of South Holland
Location in South Holland
Coordinates: 51°44′N 4°26′E / 51.733°N 4.433°E / 51.733; 4.433
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceSouth Holland
Established1 January 1984
Merged2019
Area
 • Total70.33 km2 (27.15 sq mi)
 • Land54.37 km2 (20.99 sq mi)
 • Water15.96 km2 (6.16 sq mi)
Elevation0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (January 2021)[3]
 • Totaldata missing
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode
3280–3281, 3286
Area code0186
Websitewww.cromstrijen.nl

Cromstrijen (Dutch: [krɔmˈstrɛiə(n)] ; Cromstrien in local dialect) was a municipality on the Hoeksche Waard Island in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The municipality covers an area of 70.33 km2 (27.15 sq mi) of which 15.96 km2 (6.16 sq mi) is water. It was formed on 1 January 1984, when the municipalities on the Hoeksche Waard were merged into larger municipalities. On 1 January 2019 it was merged with the municipalities of Binnenmaas, Korendijk, Oud-Beijerland, and Strijen to form the municipality of Hoeksche Waard.

The municipality of Cromstrijen consists of the communities Klaaswaal and Numansdorp (townhall).

Its population was data missing in 2021.

Topography[edit]

Dutch topographic map of the municipality of Cromstrijen, June 2015

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Postcodetool for 3281LK". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 18 July 2013.
  3. ^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.

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