Westvoorne facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Westvoorne
Former municipality
Former city hall of Oostvoorne
Flag Coat of arms
Location in South Holland
Country	Netherlands
Province	South Holland
Municipality	Voorne aan Zee
Area
• Total	97.48 km2 (37.64 sq mi)
• Land	53.23 km2 (20.55 sq mi)
• Water	44.25 km2 (17.09 sq mi)
Elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population  (May 2014)
• Total	14,013
• Density	263/km2 (680/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode	3233–3235
Area code	0181

Westvoorne is a former municipality on the island of Voorne-Putten in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The former municipality covered an area of 97.48 km² (37.64 sq mi) of which 44.25 km² (17.09 sq mi) was water. It had a population of 14,013 in 2014.

The municipality of Westvoorne was formed on 1 January 1980, through the merger of the former municipalities of Oostvoorne and Rockanje. It consisted of the population centres of Oostvoorne, Rockanje, Tinte and Helhoek.

On 1 January 2023, the municipality of Westvoorne merged with Brielle and Hellevoetsluis into the new municipality of Voorne aan Zee.

Trivia

In 2011, Westvoorne received the QualityCoast Gold Award for its efforts to become a sustainable tourism destination. Because of this award Westvoorne had been selected for inclusion in the global atlas for sustainable tourism DestiNet.

Dutch Topographic map of Westvoorne, September 2022

Notable people

• Jacob van Maerlant (ca.1230–40 – ca.1288–1300) Flemish poet of the 13th century, an important Middle Dutch author of the Middle Ages
• Volkert Simon Maarten van der Willigen (1822–1878) Dutch mathematician, physicist and professor
• Belinda Meuldijk (born 1955) Dutch actress, writer, and activist
• Meindert van Buuren (born 1995) Dutch racing driver

Gallery

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  Tinte, chapel

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  Rockanje, windmill

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  Tweede Slag, Rockanje. Oorlogsmonument in de duinen

See also

In Spanish: Westvoorne para niños