Strijen
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Strijen () is a town and former municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The municipality, covering an area of of which is water, is located on the Hoeksche Waard island along the Hollands Diep estuary. On 1 January 2019 it was merged with the municipalities of Binnenmaas, Cromstrijen, Korendijk, and Oud-Beijerland to form the municipality of Hoeksche Waard.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Strijen
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Strijen Watertoren 3628.JPG
- Settlement.image_caption
- Water tower of Strijen
- Settlement.image_flag
- Flag of Strijen.svg
- Settlement.flag_size
- 100x67px
- Settlement.image_shield
- Coat of arms of Strijen.svg
- Settlement.shield_size
- 100x80px
- Settlement.shield_alt
- <!--
- Settlement.image_map
- Map - NL - Municipality code 0617 (2009).svg
- Settlement.map_alt
- Highlighted position of Strijen in a municipal map of South Holland
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- Location in South Holland -->
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Netherlands South Holland#Netherlands
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- right
- Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
- 250
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in the province of South Holland in the Netherlands##Location in the Netherlands
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Netherlands
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Wikidata facts
- Population
- 2275
- Elevation
- 0
- Official website
- www.strijen.nl
- Image
- Strijen Watertoren 3628.JPG
- Households
- 3752
- Dialing code
- 078
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- postal code
- 3290–3293
- Commons category
- Strijen
- P8168
- Nicolas Coustou
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Strijen () is a town and former municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The municipality, covering an area of of which is water, is located on the Hoeksche Waard island along the Hollands Diep estuary. On 1 January 2019 it was merged with the municipalities of Binnenmaas, Cromstrijen, Korendijk, and Oud-Beijerland to form the municipality of Hoeksche Waard.
thumb|left|Strijen in 1867 thumb|left|Strijen in 2015 Strijen hosts a public library, swimming pool, a small shopping centre and a local museum.
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3 mapped locations