Geervliet

Geervliet
The town centre (darkgreen) and the statistical district (lightgreen) of Geervliet in the former municipality of Bernisse.
Coordinates: 51°52′N 4°16′E / 51.867°N 4.267°E / 51.867; 4.267
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceSouth Holland
MunicipalityNissewaard
Population
 (2006)
1,759

Geervliet is a town in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Nissewaard, and lies about 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) northwest of Spijkenisse on the Brielse Meer. It received city rights in 1381.

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

Demographics

In 2001, the town of Geervliet had 1670 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 0.34 km2 (0.13 sq mi), and contained 687 residences.[2] The wider statistical district of Geervliet, which covers the entire "Polder Geervliet" has a population of around 2290.[3] This includes the 290 inhabitants of the village Simonshaven.

Notable residents

See also

References

  1. ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.
  2. ^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001 "CBS - Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001". Archived from the original on March 19, 2006. Retrieved January 24, 2007.. Statistics are for the continuous built-up area.
  3. ^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Gemeente Op Maat 2004: Bernisse [1]