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Hoeksche Waard
The
Hoekse Waard
(;
pre-1947 spelling
: 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
Netherlands
. The island is a mostly
agricultural
region, south of
Rotterdam
. The Hoeksche Waard consists of reclaimed land (
polders
): after the
Saint Elisabeth flood
of 1421 most of the area was flooded. The land has been reclaimed gradually in the following centuries.
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