Editing Oud-Beijerland

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| subdivision_name2       = [[Hoeksche Waard (municipality)|Hoeksche Waard]]
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| extinct_date            = 2019
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| population_total        = 24,670
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'''Oud-Beijerland''' ({{IPA|nl|ˌʌud ˈbɛiərlɑnt|-|Nl-Oud-Beijerland.ogg}}){{efn|In isolation, ''Oud'' is pronounced {{IPA|nl|ˈʌut|}}.}} is a town and former municipality in the western [[Netherlands]], in the province of [[South Holland]], now a part of the [[Hoeksche Waard (municipality)|Hoeksche Waard]] municipality. With a population of 24,575 in 2020, it is the most populous town of the [[Hoeksche Waard]] island. The town is located adjacent to the confluence of the [[Oude Maas]] and [[Spui River]].

The town of Oud-Beijerland also includes the communities [[Vuurbaken]] and [[Zinkweg]].

==History==

After the [[St. Elizabeth's flood (1421)]], large parts of the islands Putten and Grote Waard were lost and became clay banks and salt marshes which would be inundated at high tide and be unsuitable for habitation. In subsequent centuries, portions of land would be reclaimed.

Oud-Beijerland was formed in 1559 as "Beijerland" by [[Lamoral, Count of Egmont]]. He was granted the rights to this area in 1557 and had the land reclaimed. This new [[polder]] was named ''Beijerland, Moerkerken, Cromstrijen en de Greup''. Circa 1624 the smaller polders Bosschenpolder and Nieuwlandpolder were added to it. Beijerland was named after Sabina of [[Bavaria]] (Dutch: ''Beijeren''), wife of the Count of Egmont.

In 1582 the name was changed to Oud-Beijerland, in order to distinguish it from [[Nieuw-Beijerland]] which was formed several kilometers to the west.

In 1604 the village got its churchtower from Sabina van Beijeren, and in 1622 the town hall was built. Oud-Beijerland then became one of the most important market places of the Hoeksche Waard. Its economy was dependent on trade, industry, agriculture and fishing. This brought prosperity which is still reflected in the elegant mansions along the Vliet.

From the end of the 19th century until ca. 1955, a tram connected Oud-Beijerland with [[Rotterdam]]. The tram was nicknamed "Het Moordenaartje" (The Little Murderer) because of the high rate of casualties involved with its operation.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.engelfriet.net/Alie/Hans/verseput3.htm |title=De tramwegen en stoombootveren van de RTM rondom Rotterdam |publisher=Engelfriet.net |access-date=2014-05-14}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rotterdam010.nl/407-Herinneringen/Herinnering-Rotterdam-RTM.htm |title=Rotterdam toen en nu |publisher=Rotterdam010.nl |access-date=2014-05-14 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140514175751/http://www.rotterdam010.nl/407-Herinneringen/Herinnering-Rotterdam-RTM.htm |archive-date=2014-05-14 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://fotos.serc.nl/zuid-holland/oud-beijerland/ |title=Historical Oud Beyerland |publisher=Serc |access-date=2014-05-14}}</ref>

== Gallery ==
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File:Oud-Beijerland, de Dorpskerk en toren RM31920+31921 foto5 2014-04-14 15.54.jpg|Oud-Beijerland, church (de Dorpskerk) and tower
File:Oud-Beijerland 1866.png|Oud-Beijerland in 1866
File:Gem-Oud-Beijerland-OpenTopo.jpg|Dutch Topographic map of the town of Oud-Beijerland, June 2015
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== See also ==
{{See also|Hoeksche Waard (municipality)#Notable people}}

==Notes==
{{Notelist}}

==References==
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==External links==
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*{{Official website|http://www.oud-beijerland.nl }}

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{{Geographic location
|Centre    = Oud-Beijerland
|North     = [[Albrandswaard]]<br>''[[Oude Maas]]''
|Northeast = 
|East      = [[Binnenmaas]]
|Southeast = [[Cromstrijen]]
|South     = 
|Southwest = [[Korendijk]]
|West      = [[Spijkenisse]] / ''[[Spui (river)|Spui]]''
|Northwest = 
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{{Dutch municipality Hoeksche Waard}}
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[[Category:Hoeksche Waard]]
[[Category:Former municipalities of South Holland]]
[[Category:Populated places in South Holland]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1559]]
[[Category:Municipalities of the Netherlands disestablished in 2019]]