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Ferry terminal on the Nieuwe Waterweg
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The Hook of Holland (Dutch: - literally "Corner of Holland"), also known in English as the Hook, is a town in South Holland in the Netherlands. It is situated on the North Sea coast, on the north bank of the Nieuwe Waterweg ship canal. The town is administered by the municipality (gemeente) of Rotterdam as a district (wijk) of that city. The district of Hoek van Holland covers an area of 16.7 km² (of which 13.92 km² is land). On 1 January 1999 it had an estimated population of 9,400.

There is a regular Stena Line ferry service between Hoek van Holland and Harwich in England. At the terminal is railway station Hoek van Holland Haven, on the line from Hoek van Holland Strand to Rotterdam via Maassluis, Vlaardingen and Schiedam.

Nearby towns include Monster, 's-Gravenzande and Naaldwijk to the northeast and Maassluis to the southeast. On the other side of the river is the Europoort and the Maasvlakte.

The seaside beach has sandy dunes and a pier. One section of it is designated for use by naturists.

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Writing system: Latin alphabet (Dutch variant) 
Official status
Official language of:  Aruba
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Provincie Zuid-Holland
Province of South Holland

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Capital The Hague
Largest city Rotterdam
Queen's Commissioner Jan Franssen
Religion (1999) Protestant 24%
Roman Catholic 17%
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Motto
"Je maintiendrai"   (French)
"Ik zal handhaven"   (Dutch)
"I shall stand fast"1
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The North Sea is marginal, epeiric sea of the Atlantic Ocean on the European continental shelf between Norway and Denmark in the east, Scotland and England in the west, and Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium and France in the south.
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Nieuwe Waterweg
New Waterway



Country | Netherlands

State | South Holland

Length | 10 km (6 mi)


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Rotterdam

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Nickname: Rotjeknor, Waterstad, Maasstad, Manhattan aan de Maas, Roffa
Motto: Sterker door strijd
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Stena Line

Private
Founded 1962
Headquarters Göteborg, Sweden

Key people Gunnar Blomdahl (MD & COO)
Industry Transport
Products Ferries, port services, passenger transportation, freight transportation, holidays, business travel
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Harwich

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Motto
Dieu et mon droit   (French)
"God and my right"
Anthem
No official anthem specific to England — the anthem of the United Kingdom is "God Save the Queen".
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Hoek van Holland Haven is a railway station in the town of Hoek van Holland in the Netherlands. The station serves the port, which connects the Netherlands with Great Britain; via this connection, Hoek van Holland Haven serves as the Dutch rail terminus of the Dutchflyer service
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Rotterdam

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Nickname: Rotjeknor, Waterstad, Maasstad, Manhattan aan de Maas, Roffa
Motto: Sterker door strijd
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Maassluis

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Coordinates:
Country Netherlands
Province South Holland
Area
 - Municipality 10.
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Vlaardingen

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Coordinates:
Country Netherlands
Province South Holland
Area (2006)
 - Municipality 26.
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Schiedam
Old City Hall

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Nickname: Brandersstad
Location of Schiedam within The Netherlands.
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Monster is a town in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Westland, and lies about 10 km south-west of The Hague.

The village of "Monster" has a population of around 11,580.
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's-Gravenzande is a town in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Westland, and lies about 12 km southwest of The Hague. Until 2004 it was a separate municipality and covered an area of 20.77 km² (of which 3.38 km² water).
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Naaldwijk is a town in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Westland, and lies about 10 km southwest of The Hague.

Naaldwijk lies in the heart of Westland. The largest economic sector is greenhouse horticulture.
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Maassluis

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Coordinates:
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Province South Holland
Area
 - Municipality 10.
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Europoort ("Eurogate", also "Europort") is a harbour of Rotterdam and the adjoining industrial area in the Netherlands. Being situated at the mouth of the rivers Rhine and Meuse with the hinterland consisting of the Netherlands, Germany, Belgium and partly France, Europoort is one
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The Maasvlakte is part of the harbour and industrial area of the city of Rotterdam, the Netherlands. It was created in the 1960s by reclaiming land from the North Sea through dykes and sand suppletion.
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