Simonshaven

51°49′N 4°17′E

Simonshaven
Location of Simonshaven
The town centre (darkgreen) and the statistical district (lightgreen) of Simonshaven in the former municipality of Bernisse.
The town centre (darkgreen) and the statistical district (lightgreen) of Simonshaven in the former municipality of Bernisse.
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceSouth Holland
MunicipalityNissewaard
Population
ca. 445

Simonshaven is a village in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Nissewaard, and lies about 4 km southwest of Spijkenisse.

In 2001, the village of Simonshaven had 231 inhabitants. The built-up area of the village was 0.06 km², and contained 103 residences.[1] The somewhat larger statistical area of Simonshaven has a population of around 290.[2]

Until 2015, Simonshaven was part of Bernisse.

The poet Augusta Peaux was born in Simonshaven, where her father was a preacher.[3]

References
  1. Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001 Archived 2007-01-24 at the Wayback Machine. Statistics are for the continuous built-up area.
  2. Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Gemeente Op Maat 2004: Bernisse .
  3. Altena, Peter. "Peaux, Augusta Guerdina (1859-1944)" (in Dutch). Digitaal Vrouwenlexicon van Nederland. Retrieved 27 December 2018.


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