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Maasdam
Sign in to saveMaasdam is a village in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is located about 14 km south of the city of Rotterdam, in the municipality of Hoeksche Waard, on the rural Hoeksche Waard island. From the 14th Century until around 1800, Maasdam was also the name of the local administrative area, the fief and later the "ambacht".
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Place details
- Locality
- Maasdam
- Region
- Zuid-Holland
- Country
- Nederland
- Population
- 585
- Timezone
- Europe/Amsterdam
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Key facts
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- Maasdam
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Village
- Settlement.native_name_lang
- nl
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- File:Maasdam kerk.jpg
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- Dutch Reformed church
- Settlement.image_shield
- Wapen-maasdam.png
- Settlement.motto
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- 250
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- Location in the province of South Holland in the Netherlands##Location in the Netherlands
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- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Netherlands
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- South Holland
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Wikidata facts
- Demonym
- Maasdammer
- Population
- 1053
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- Commons category
- Maasdam
- postal code
- 3299
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Maasdam is a village in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is located about 14 km south of the city of Rotterdam, in the municipality of Hoeksche Waard, on the rural Hoeksche Waard island. From the 14th Century until around 1800, Maasdam was also the name of the local administrative area, the fief and later the "ambacht".
Subsequently, from 1 January 1812 until 1 January 1984, it became the name of the local municipality, which comprised the village of Maasdam and the surrounding polders. In the periods 1812 - 1817 and 1832 - 1984, the hamlet of Cillaarshoek and the hamlet and polder of Sint Anthoniepolder were also part of the municipality of Maasdam.
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