- Cromstrijen
-
Cromstrijen — Municipality — 
Flag
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 51°45′N 4°27′E / 51.75°N 4.45°ECoordinates: 51°45′N 4°27′E / 51.75°N 4.45°E Country Netherlands Province South Holland Area(2006) - Total 70.31 km2 (27.1 sq mi) - Land 54.37 km2 (21 sq mi) - Water 15.94 km2 (6.2 sq mi) Population (1 January, 2007) - Total 12,965 - Density 238/km2 (616.4/sq mi) Source: CBS, Statline. Time zone CET (UTC+1) - Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2) Website www.cromstrijen.nl 
Cromstrijen (Cromstrien in local dialect) is a municipality on the Hoeksche Waard Island in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. 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 and Numansdorp (townhall).
Its population was 13,027 in 2004.
External links
Categories:- Municipalities of South Holland
- South Holland geography stubs
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.
