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Piershil

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.

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Locality: Piershil
Region: Zuid-Holland
Country: Nederland

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Settlement.name: Piershil
Settlement.settlement_type: Village
Settlement.native_name_lang: nl
Settlement.image_skyline: File:Voorgevel met sierankers - Piershil - 20377378 - RCE.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Building in Pierhil
Settlement.image_shield: Piershil wapen.svg
Settlement.motto: <!--
Settlement.image_map: LocatieKorendijk.png
Settlement.image_map1: Map NL - Korendijk - Piershil.svg
Settlement.map_caption1: The village centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Piershil in the former municipality of Korendijk. -->
Settlement.pushpin_map: Netherlands South Holland#Netherlands
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Wikidata facts

Instance of: municipality of the Netherlands
Country: Netherlands
Located in: South Holland
Population: +849
Time zone: UTC+01:00
Image: Piershil molen Simonia.jpg

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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.