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Roadtrip to Hoek van Holland
Roadtrip to Hoek van Holland

Roadtrip to Hoek van Holland


Hoek van Holland

Hook of Holland

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Hook of Holland
Hoek van Holland

Town centre of Hoek van Holland.
Town centre of Hoek van Holland
Coordinates: 51°58′52″N 4°7′43″E

Country
Netherlands

Province
South Holland

Municipality
Rotterdam

Population (1 July 2008)[1]
9,382

Major roads
N211 N220

Dialing code
0174





Ferry terminal on the Nieuwe Waterweg




Dunes




Passport stamp issued at the ferry terminal to passengers to/from the UK
Hook of Holland (Dutch: Ltspkr.pngHoek van Holland, pronounced [ˈɦuk fɑn ˈɦɔlɑnt] - literally "Corner of Holland"), also known as De Hoek, is a town in the western Netherlands. Its name refers to its geographical location in the southwestern "corner" of Holland proper, at the mouth of the Nieuwe Waterweg ship canal into the North Sea. The town is administered by the municipality of Rotterdam as a district of that city. Its district covers an area of 16.7 km2 (of which 13.92 km2 is land). On 1 January 1999 it had an estimated population of 9,400.

Nearby towns include Monster, 's-Gravenzande, Naaldwijk and Delft to the northeast and Maassluis to the southeast. On the other side of the river is the Europoort and the Maasvlakte. The wide sandy beach, one section of which is designated for use by naturists, runs for approximately 18 kilometres to Scheveningen and for most of this distance is backed by extensive sand dunes through which there are foot and cycle paths.

On the north side of the Nieuwe Waterweg, to the west of the town, is a pier part of which is accessible to pedestrians and cyclists.

The Berghaven is a small harbour on the Nieuwe Waterweg where the Rotterdam and Europort pilots are based. This small harbour is only for the use of the pilot service, government vessels and the Hoek van Holland lifeboat.

During World War II this was one of the most important places for the Germans to hold because of the harbour.


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