Voorne aan Zee

Voorne aan Zee (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈvoːrnə ʔaːn ˈzeː]) is a municipality on the island of Voorne-Putten in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland.

The municipality covers an area of 189.82 km2 (73.29 sq mi) of which 67.99 km2 (26.25 sq mi) is water.

The municipality of Voorne aan Zee was formed on 1 January 2023, through the merger of the former municipalities of Brielle, Hellevoetsluis and Westvoorne, which itself was formed on 1 January 1980, through the merger of the former municipalities Oostvoorne and Rockanje.

[5] It consists of the towns Brielle and Hellevoetsluis, the villages Nieuwenhoorn, Nieuw-Helvoet, Oostvoorne, Oudenhoorn, Rockanje, Tinte, Vierpolders and Zwartewaal, the water board neighbourhood Oude en Nieuwe Struiten, and the hamlet Helhoek.

This South Holland location article is a stub.

Dutch Topographic map of Voorne aan Zee, January 2023