Westmaas

Westmaas is a village in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is located about 14 km south of the city of Rotterdam, next to Mijnsheerenland in the municipality of Hoeksche Waard.[2] In 2020, the population was 2065.[3]

Old map from 1866[1]

Westmaas was a separate municipality between 1817 and 1984, when it became part of Binnenmaas.[4] Since 1 January 2019, it is part of the new municipality Hoeksche Waard.[2]

References
  1. J. Kuyper, Gemeente Atlas van Nederland, 1865-1870, "Westmaas".
  2. Wet samenvoeging gemeenten Binnenmaas, Cromstrijen, Korendijk, Oud-Beijerland en Strijen, 11 July 2018, accessed at overheid.nl
  3. Statistiek, Centraal Bureau voor de. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020". Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (in Dutch). Retrieved 2020-09-26.
  4. Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.


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