Rockanje
Village in South Holland, Netherlands
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The village centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Rockanje in the former municipality of Westvoorne.
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Rockanje is a village in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Voorne aan Zee, and lies about 7 km northwest of Hellevoetsluis.
In 2001, the village of Rockanje had 4805 inhabitants. The built-up area of the village was 1.2 km2, and contained 2004 residences.[1] The statistical area "Rockanje", which also can include the peripheral parts of the village, as well as the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 5710.[2]
Rockanje was a separate municipality until 1980, when it became part of Westvoorne.[3]
People
The windsurfer Annelous Lammerts was born here in 1993.[4]
References
- ^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001. (Statistics are for the continuous built-up area).
- ^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Statline: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2003-2005. As of January 1, 2005.
- ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.
- ^ Mikel (2012-04-02). "Meet Annelous Lammerts". Ridersguide. Retrieved 2024-07-16.
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