Cromstrijen is a municipality on the Hoeksche Waard

Hoeksche Waard

thumb|right|[[Satellite]] [[image]] of the [[Rhine]]-[[Meuse river|Meuse]] [[river delta|delta]], showing the [[island]] of Hoekse Waard The Hoeksche Waard is an island between the Oude Maas, Dordtsche Kil, Hollands Diep, Haringvliet and Spui rivers in the province of Zuid Holland in the...

 Island in the western Netherlands

Netherlands

The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

, 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 covers an area of 70.31 km² (27.15 mile²) of which 15.94 km² (6.15 mile²) is water. It was formed on January 1, 1984, when the municipalities on the Hoeksche Waard were realigned.

The municipality of Cromstrijen consists of the communities Klaaswaal

Klaaswaal

Klaaswaal is a village in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is centrally located on one of the islands of South Holland called the Hoeksche_Waard...

 and Numansdorp

Numansdorp

Numansdorp is a village in the Municipal Cromstrijen in the province South Holland in the Netherlands.On the 31st December 2004 Numansdorp had 9910 residents according to the municipal website ....

(townhall).

Its population was 13,027 in 2004.

External links

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