Nissewaard

Nissewaard is a municipality in the Netherlands, located on the island of Voorne-Putten, in the south of the province of South Holland. It was created through a merger of the municipalities of Spijkenisse and Bernisse on 1 January 2015.

Nissewaard has a population of about 85,000 as of 2014.

Topography


Dutch topographic map of the municipality of Nissewaard, June 2015

Notable people

 * Dirk van Hogendorp (1761 in Heenvliet – 1822), Dutch officer and author
 * Jan Campert (1902 in Spijkenisse –  1943) a journalist, theater critic and writer
 * Marleen de Pater-van der Meer (1950 in Hekelingen – 2015) a Dutch politician
 * Jan Bechtum (born 1958 in Spijkenisse) a Dutch guitarist and composer
 * Erik de Jong (born 1961 in Spijkenisse) known as Spinvis, a Dutch one-man music project
 * Medy van der Laan (born 1968 in Spijkenisse) a retired Dutch politician
 * Alexander van Oudenaarden (born 1970 in Zuidland) a Dutch biophysicist and systems biologist
 * Sied van Riel (born 1978) a Dutch trance music DJ and producer, lives in Spijkenisse
 * Björn Franken (born 1983 in Spijkenisse) known as Vato Gonzalez, DJ and producer
 * Nick van de Wall (born 1987 in Spijkenisse) known as Afrojack, DJ and producer
 * Duncan Laurence (born 1994 in Spijkenisse) singer, winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 2019

Sport

 * Bram Groeneweg (1905 in Spijkenisse – 1988) a Dutch long-distance runner, competed in the marathon at the 1928 Summer Olympics
 * Emiel Mellaard (born 1966 in Spijkenisse) is a retired Dutch long jump record holder
 * Maarten den Bakker (born 1969 in Abbenbroek) a retired road bicycle racer, competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics
 * Joeri de Groot (born 1977 in Spijkenisse) a Dutch rower, competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics
 * Patrick van Luijk (born 1984 in Spijkenisse) a Dutch sprinter
 * Martijn Barto (born 1984 in Spijkenisse) a Dutch professional footballer with over 200 club caps
 * Chanella Stougje (born 1996 in Zuidland) a Dutch professional racing cyclist