Bernisse is a municipality

Municipality

A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...

 in the western Netherlands

Netherlands

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, in the province of South Holland

South Holland

South Holland is a province situated on the North Sea in the western part of the Netherlands. The provincial capital is The Hague and its largest city is Rotterdam.South Holland is one of the most densely populated and industrialised areas in the world...

. The municipality had a population of 12,684 in 2004, and covers an area of 68.59 km² (26.48 mile²) of which 11.25 km² (4.34 mile²) is water.

The municipality is named after the Bernisse River, which flows right through it from the Spui (river) to the Brielse meer

Brielse meer

The Brielse Meer is a long, narrow lake between the Dutch estuary islands of Voorne and Rozenburg in the province of Zuid-Holland....

 and separates the estuary

Estuary

An estuary is a partly enclosed coastal body of water with one or more rivers or streams flowing into it, and with a free connection to the open sea....

 island

Island

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s of Voorne and Putten

Voorne-Putten

thumb|225px|right|Satellite image of the [[Rhine]]-[[Meuse river|Meuse]] [[river delta|delta]], showing the island of Voorne-Putten Voorne-Putten is an island between the North Sea, the Brielse meer and the rivers Oude Maas, Spui and Haringvliet in the province of South Holland in the Netherlands...

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The municipality of Bernisse consists of the following communities: Abbenbroek

Abbenbroek

Abbenbroek is a village in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Bernisse, and lies about 6 km west of Spijkenisse....

, Biert

Biert (Bernisse)

Biert is a hamlet in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is located in the municipality of Bernisse, about 3 km west of Spijkenisse.Biert was a separate municipality between 1817 and 1855, when it became part of Geervliet.-References:...

, Geervliet, Heenvliet, Oudenhoorn, Simonshaven, Zuidland

Zuidland

Zuidland is a town in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Bernisse, and lies about 6 km west of Spijkenisse....

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The municipality of Bernisse was formed on January 1, 1980, through the amalgamation of the municipalities Abbenbroek, Oudenhoorn, Zuidland, and parts of the municipalities Geervliet (including Simonshaven) and Heenvliet.

External links

• Official Website
• http://www.plattegronden.nl/gemeentebernisse