Heerjansdam ( Dutch pronunciation: [ˌɦeːrjɑnzˈdɑm] ) is a village in the western Netherlands , in the municipality of Zwijndrecht , South Holland . It has a population of 3,590.
6-539: It was originally called " Heren Heyenland ", a name which first appeared in a document from 1323. In 1331, Hendrik of Brederode started to build dikes around the Zwijndrechtse Waard. This project was financed by eight other persons, including Jan of Rosendaele, who subsequently were made landlords of the Waard. On November 25, 1368, Jan of Rosendaele renamed it to Heerjansdam (Dutch for "Lord John's dam"), after
12-831: The HSL and the Betuweroute . The A15 runs between the A16 and the Noord to the north of the Waaltje. Along the eastern bank of the Waaltje in Heerjansdam, between the clubhouse of the business association and the restaurant, volunteers from among others the environmental association Heerjansdam created an educational nature trail named Waalpad. Other walking trails along the Waaltje can be found in Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht, along
18-519: The dam on the Waaltje . In 2003 the municipality of Heerjansdam merged into Zwijndrecht . 51°50′N 4°34′E / 51.833°N 4.567°E / 51.833; 4.567 This South Holland location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Waaltje The Waaltje (common name; Dutch for Little Waal ) is a dammed river in the western Netherlands , southeast of Rotterdam . Historically it used to be
24-504: The old port of Ambacht and a lock that enabled riverboats to pass the Oostendam until the 20th century. Since then, no sailing connection is available. More recently, the old port of Ambacht has also been dammed on the northeast side, transforming it into another enclosed section of the old Waal. The Waaltje is crossed by a highway, the A16 , the railway between Rotterdam and Dordrecht ,
30-638: The western end of the Waal river , hence its official name continues to be the Waal , although the intermediate Waal sections, the Boven Merwede , Beneden Merwede , and a subsection of the Noord , have long changed their names. The Waaltje marks the border between the Zwijndrechtse Waard , formerly a separate island, and the historic Island of IJsselmonde . Ever since this section of the Waal
36-466: Was dammed, IJsselmonde also encompasses the Zwijndrechtse Waard (see map to the right). The Waaltje runs from Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht , along Oostendam , through Rijsoord , and along Barendrecht to Heerjansdam . In Heerjansdam it now connects to the Oude Maas through a pumping station. In 1332 William I, Count of Hainaut had the Waal dammed at Oostendam. The Waaltje connected to the Noord through
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