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  2. Waterschap Hollandse Delta - Wikipedia

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    Waterschap Hollandse Delta (WSHD) is a Dutch regional water authority covering the south of South Holland with its seat in Ridderkerk.The area it encompasses includes Rotterdam (south of the Nieuwe Maas) as well as the (former) islands Goeree-Overflakkee, Hoeksche Waard, Voorne-Putten, the Island of Dordrecht, IJsselmonde, Rozenburg and Tiengemeten.

  3. Hoogheemraadschap van Rijnland - Wikipedia

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    The Hoogheemraadschap van Rijnland is the oldest water authority in the Netherlands, having received commission to coordinate protection of the land from flooding in 1248 from Count William II of Holland and Zeeland. The council conducts surface water management activities in the area known as Rijnland in the province of South Holland.

  4. Hoogheemraadschap van Delfland - Wikipedia

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    The Late-Gothic building, situated on the Oude Delft 167, was built in 1505. The first owner was Jan de Huyter, bailiff of Delft and steward of Delfland. Later occupants were Philips, Count of Hohenlohe who was married to Maria of Nassau, a daughter of Willem of Orange. The Delfland Water Board has been established here since 1645.

  5. South Holland - Wikipedia

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    South Holland (Dutch: Zuid-Holland [ˌzœyt ˈɦɔlɑnt] ⓘ) is a province of the Netherlands with a population of over 3.8 million as of January 2023 [2] and a population density of about 1,410/km 2 (3,700/sq mi), making it the country's most populous province and one of the world's most densely populated areas.

  6. List of lakes of the Netherlands - Wikipedia

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    North Holland: 1.7 0.66 Haringvliet [10] South Holland: 112 43 Hofvijver: South Holland: 0.02 0.0077 Kralingse Plas: South Holland: 1 0.39 Weerwater: Flevoland: 1.7 0.66 Veerplas: North Holland: 0.2 0.077 Westeinder plassen: North Holland: 10 3.9 Wolderwijd [11] Bordering Lakes: Flevoland / Gelderland: 18 6.9 Kortenhoefse plassen: North Holland ...

  7. Category:Water boards in South Holland - Wikipedia

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  8. St. Elizabeth's flood (1421) - Wikipedia

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    Water from the storm in the North Sea surged up the rivers causing the dikes to overflow and break through. The flood reached a large sea arm between south Holland and Zeeland (or Zealand), destroying the Grote Hollandse Waard. At the lower point where the flood water reached the city of Dordrecht is the point where flood water still remains today.

  9. Memphis Depay - Wikipedia

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    Memphis Depay was born in the small South Holland village of Moordrecht to a Ghanaian father, Dennis Depay, and a Dutch mother, Cora Schensema. [5] It was not long, however, before the relationship between the two parents began to fall apart and when Memphis was four, his father walked out on the family.