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Piershil
Sign in to savePiershil is a village in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Hoeksche Waard, and lies about 5 km south of Spijkenisse.
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Place details
- Locality
- Piershil
- Region
- Zuid-Holland
- Country
- Nederland
- Population
- 1,410
- Timezone
- Europe/Amsterdam
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Key facts
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- Piershil
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Village
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- nl
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- File:Voorgevel met sierankers - Piershil - 20377378 - RCE.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Building in Pierhil
- Settlement.image_shield
- Piershil wapen.svg
- Settlement.motto
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- Map NL - Korendijk - Piershil.svg
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- right
- Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
- 250
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- Location in the province of South Holland in the Netherlands##Location in the Netherlands
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Netherlands
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- South Holland
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Piershil is a village in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Hoeksche Waard, and lies about 5 km south of Spijkenisse.
== History == The village was first mentioned in 1452 as "vidimus Piershille", and means "hill of Pier (diminutive of Pieter)". The area was poldered in 1246, but lost in 1421 or 1479 and repoldered in 1524. Piershil developed after the repoldering. In 1582, Nieuw-Piershil was reclaimed and it was no longer an island. The village was damaged by fire in 1739.
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