Spijkenisse

Coordinates: 51°51′N 4°20′E / 51.850°N 4.333°E / 51.850; 4.333
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Spijkenisse
City
City centre of Spijkenisse
City centre of Spijkenisse
UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode
3200–3209
Area code0181
Websitewww.nissewaard.nl

Spijkenisse (Dutch pronunciation:

municipality of Nissewaard, and has a population of 72,500. It covers an area of 30.27 km2 (11.69 sq mi) of which 4.15 km2 (1.60 sq mi) is water. It is part of the Greater Rotterdam area
.

History

Topographic map of Spijkenisse, as 2014

Archaeological evidence suggests that the area around Spijkenisse has been inhabited for several thousand years. The area's prehistoric inhabitants depended on fishing in the Maas and hunting in the surrounding swamps for sustenance.

The oldest known reference to the name Spickenisse is in a source from 1231. Spijkenisse is a

portmanteau of the words spieke (spit) and nesse (nose) meaning "pointy nose." The name is a reference to the settlement's location on a spit of land protruding into the river.[3]

Spijkenisse formed as a farming and fishing village on a creek along the

Dutch declaration of independence, the area came under the control of the States of Holland and West Friesland.[4]

In the 16th century, the village suffered several floods, and endured destructive fires in the following two centuries which hampered its economic growth. In the 20th century Spijkenisse heavily urbanised as part of the Greater Rotterdam area. Contemporary Spijkenisse includes the communities of Hekelingen, Den Hoek, and Beerenplaat.

Transport

Spijkenisse has a connection to the city of

De Akkers stations. The metro is operated by RET
.

On 2 November 2020, at about 00:30, a train ran through buffers at the end of the line and was saved from plunging 10 metres by the "Whale tails" sculpture.

There are also several bus services operated by EBS and 1 line of Connexxion to Ouddorp.

In 2011, the town built seven bridges designed by Robin Stam, replicating Robert Kalina's fictional designs on the euro banknotes.[5][6][7][8]

  • Spijkenisse Centrum
    Spijkenisse Centrum
  • Accident on November 2, 2020
    Accident on November 2, 2020
  • Bus service
    Bus service
  • Eurobridge 20 euro
    Eurobridge 20 euro

Districts

  • De Akkers
  • Centrum
  • De Elementen
  • De Hoek
  • Gildenwijk
  • Groenewoud
  • Hoogwerf
  • Maaswijk
  • Schenkel
  • Schiekamp
  • Sterrenkwartier
  • Vierambachten
  • Vogelenzang
  • Vriesland
  • Waterland

Health

  • Spijkenisse Medisch Centrum (former Ruwaard van Putten hospital)

Schools

Primary schools

Roman Catholic
Protestant
 Public
Calvinist
De Akkers Het Anker Annie MG Schmidt De Morgenster
De Klinker Het Baken De Vuurvogel
De Maasoever De Bron
Monseigneur Bekkersschool De Duif De Vogelenzang
De Wegwijzer De Hoeksteen De Krullevaar
Paus Johannes De Marimba De Meander(tot 2012)
De Rank De Montessori
De Schakel Jan Campert
De Piramide
De Toermalijn
De Veenvlinder

Secondary school

Roman Catholic
 Christian Public
MAVO Charles de Foucauld PENTA college CSG Scala Molenwatering OSG My College
PENTA College CSG Scala Rietvelden OSG De Ring van Putten
PENTA college CSG De Oude Maas

Notable residents

Emiel Mellaard, 1987
  • Jan Campert (1902 in Spijkenisse – 1943) a journalist, theater critic and writer
  • Marleen de Pater-van der Meer (1950 in Hekelingen – 2015) a Dutch politician
  • Jan Bechtum (born 1958 in Spijkenisse) a Dutch guitarist and composer
  • Erik de Jong (born 1961 in Spijkenisse) known as Spinvis, a Dutch one-man music project
  • Rolf Habben Jansen (born in 1966 in Spijkenisse), current CEO of
    Hapag-Lloyd AG
  • Medy van der Laan (born 1968 in Spijkenisse) a retired Dutch politician
  • Björn Franken (born 1983 in Spijkenisse) known as Vato Gonzalez, DJ and producer
  • Nick van de Wall (born 1987 in Spijkenisse) known as Afrojack, DJ and producer
  • Duncan Laurence (born 1994 in Spijkenisse) singer, winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 2019
  • Fabiënne Nicole Groeneveld (born 1999 in Spijkenisse) businesswoman, model, winner of Miss Universe Indonesia 2023
Sport

International relations

Spijkenisse is

twinned
with the following cities:

Gallery

  • The medieval village church is the oldest building in Spijkenisse.
    The medieval village church is the oldest building in Spijkenisse.
  • Windmill "Nooitgedacht" [nl] in Spijkenisse.
    Windmill "Nooitgedacht" [nl] in Spijkenisse.
  • Mannetjes op de krom by Bert Kiewiet [nl]
    Mannetjes op de krom by Bert Kiewiet [nl]
  • The library "Bookmountain"
    The library "Bookmountain"
  • The Rokade
    The Rokade
  • Ice in the harbour of spijkenisse
    Ice in the harbour of spijkenisse
  • The Maasboulevard
    The Maasboulevard
  • Sculpture "droomboot" (dream boat)
    Sculpture "droomboot" (dream boat)
  • Outfall sluice
    Outfall sluice

References

  1. ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Postcodetool for 3201EL". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
  3. ^ "Gemeente Spijkenisse". Spijkenisse.nl. Retrieved 2014-02-10.
  4. ^ Spijkenisse Online - geschiedenis Archived June 7, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  5. Spiegel Online
    , 4 November 2011. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
  6. ^ Benjamin Starr, "Bridges on Euro Banknotes Were Fictional, But This Dutch Designer Built Them Anyway", Visual News, 17 December 2014. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
  7. ^ Those fantasy bridges on euro notes? They're real, now, and all in one place Coin World (www.coinworld.com). July 24, 2017. Retrieved on 2017-07-25.
  8. ^ Euro Banknote Bridges Atlas Obscura (www.atlasobscura.com). Retrieved on 2018-06-25.

External links

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