- Voorne-Putten
Voorne-Putten is an
island between theNorth Sea , theBrielse meer and the riversOude Maas , Spui andHaringvliet in theprovince ofSouth Holland in theNetherlands . Voorne-Putten consists of the two former islands Voorne (the larger, western part) and Putten (the smaller, eastern part). It used to be separated by the river Bernisse which silted up and made the two islands one. It has 160.000 inhabitants (2008). Recently theriverbed has been dredged, and the two islands have been reformed.The North Sea coast of Voorne is a valuable nature reserve (sand dunes). The rest of the island is a mostly agricultural region. The largest town is
Spijkenisse .Voorne-Putten consists of the following municipalities:
* Voorne:
**Bernisse (Heenvliet, Abbenbroek, Oudenhoorn, and Zuidland)
**Brielle
**Hellevoetsluis
**Westvoorne
* Putten:
**Bernisse (Geervliet and Simonshaven)
**Spijkenisse Voorne-Putten is separated
*from the island ofRozenburg on the north by theBrielse meer (dam and bridge)
*from IJsselmonde island on the north-east by theOude Maas (bridge and metro tunnel)
*fromHoeksche Waard island on the south-east by the Spui (ferry)
*fromGoeree-Overflakkee island on the south byHaringvliet (dam)
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