Heenvliet

Heenvliet is a town in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Nissewaard, and lies about 7 km south of Maassluis, on the Brielse Maas.

Heenvliet
Coat of arms
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceSouth Holland
MunicipalityNissewaard
Population
ca. 2,700

Heenvliet was a separate municipality until 1980, when it became part of Bernisse.[1]

In 2001, the town of Heenvliet had 2,675 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 0.36 km², and contained 1,064 residences.[2] The wider statistical district of Heenvliet, which covers that part of the "Polder Heenvliet" that is in Bernisse, has a population of around 2,700.[3] The historic ruins of Ravesteyn Castle are located in the town.[4]

References
  1. Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.
  2. Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001 . Statistics are for the continuous built-up area.
  3. Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Gemeente Op Maat 2004: Bernisse .
  4. "Stichting Stede en Vrye Heerlykheyt". 2009-05-07. Archived from the original on 2009-05-07. Retrieved 2020-05-28.


Heenvliet, Markt with churchtower
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