Hellevoetsluis is a town and former municipality in the west of Netherlands. It is located in Voorne-Putten, South Holland. The former municipality covered an area of 61.20 km2 (23.63 sq mi) of which 20.10 km2 (7.76 sq mi) was water and it included the population centres of Nieuw-Helvoet, Nieuwenhoorn, and Oude en Nieuwe Struiten, all former municipalities.
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Hellevoetsluis is located on the Haringvliet with the sea, beach, and dunes close by, on the extreme southern edge of the Rijnmond and Europoort areas, close to the broad Zeeland landscape. The name translates as "lock at the foot of the Helle". The Helle was a small local river that disappeared over time.
On 1 January 2023, the municipality of Hellevoetsluis merged with Brielle and Westvoorne into the new municipality of Voorne aan Zee.
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Towns around Hellevoetsluis
- Middelharnis8.7 km S
- Maassluis13 km NE
- Spijkenisse14 km E
- Hoogvliet16 km E
- Vlaardingen17 km NE
- Naaldwijk19 km N
- 's-Gravenzande19 km N
- Oud-Beijerland19 km E
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