Hekelingen (original) (raw)

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Place in South Holland, Netherlands

Hekelingen
Coat of arms of HekelingenCoat of arms
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Coordinates: 51°49′36″N 4°20′32″E / 51.82667°N 4.34222°E / 51.82667; 4.34222
Country Netherlands
Province South Holland
Municipality Nissewaard
Area
• Total 18.21 km2 (7.03 sq mi)
Population (2007) 1,680

Hekelingen is a village in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is located immediately to the south of Spijkenisse.

From 1812 to 1817, Hekelingen was part of Spijkenisse. It was a separate municipality from 1817 until 1 January 1966, when it merged with Spijkenisse.[1]

  1. ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.

51°50′N 4°21′E / 51.833°N 4.350°E / 51.833; 4.350