Vierpolders

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The village centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Vierpolders in the municipality of Brielle.

Vierpolders (51°53′N, 4°11′E) is a village in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Brielle, and lies about 5 km north of Hellevoetsluis.

In 2001, the village of Vierpolders had 993 inhabitants. The built-up area of the village was 0.21 km², and contained 397 residences.[1] The statistical area "Vierpolders", which also can include the peripheral parts of the village, as well as the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 1740.[2]

Vierpolders was a separate municipality between 1817 and 1980, when it became part of Brielle.[3] The name of the village, litterally "four polders", refers to the municipality, that consisted of the polders Nieuwland, Veckhoek, Oud-Helvoet, and Oude-Gote. The village and the municipality were previously also named "Nieuwland".


Vierpolders in 1867
Vierpolders in 1867

[edit] References

  1. ^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001. (Statistics are for the continuous built-up area).
  2. ^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Statline: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2003-2005. As of January 1, 2005.
  3. ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, "Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten", KNAW, 2006. [1]


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