Schenkeldijk, Binnenmaas

Hamlet in South Holland, Netherlands
51°44′28″N 4°36′15″E / 51.74111°N 4.60417°E / 51.74111; 4.60417CountryNetherlandsProvinceSouth HollandMunicipalityHoeksche Waard

Schenkeldijk is a hamlet in the Dutch province of South Holland and is part of the municipality Hoeksche Waard.[1] The village lies 1 km south east of the village Mookhoek and east of Strijen.

Schenkeldijk was severely affected by the North Sea flood of 1953. Many wooden houses were donated to the village from Sweden and placed in what is nowadays called Zweedsestraat (Swedish street).

Schenkeldijk is not a statistical entity,[2] and considered part of 's-Gravendeel and Strijen. It has place name signs, and consists of about 200 houses.[3]

References

  1. ^ Wet samenvoeging gemeenten Binnenmaas, Cromstrijen, Korendijk, Oud-Beijerland en Strijen, 11 July 2018, accessed at overheid.nl
  2. ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 3 May 2022. not found
  3. ^ "Schenkeldijk ('s-Gravendeel)". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 May 2022.
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