Mijnsheerenland
Village in South Holland, Netherlands / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Mijnsheerenland is a village and a former municipality on the Hoeksche Waard island in the Dutch province of South Holland with 4,435 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2006). It is located on the shores of the Binnenbedijkte Maas (Lake Binnenmaas), about 14 km south of the city of Rotterdam, in the municipality of Hoeksche Waard.[3] It was the only village in the former municipality Binnenmaas not built next to a dyke.
Mijnsheerenland | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 51°48′N 4°29′E | |
Country | Netherlands |
Province | South Holland |
Municipality | Hoeksche Waard |
Area | |
• Total | 16.03 km2 (6.19 sq mi) |
Elevation | −0.3 m (−1.0 ft) |
Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 4,745 |
• Density | 300/km2 (770/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 3271[1] |
Dialing code | 0186 |
The main street of Mijnsheerenland is the Raadhuislaan. This street used to be dominated by farmhouses, but in recent years many of them were demolished and replaced by modern homes as Mijnsheerenland became preferred by upmarket house buyers.