Goudswaard | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Native Name Lang: | nl |
Image Map1: | Map NL - Korendijk - Goudswaard.svg |
Map Caption1: | The village centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Goudswaard in the former municipality of Korendijk.--> |
Pushpin Map: | Netherlands South Holland#Netherlands |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the province of South Holland in the Netherlands##Location in the Netherlands |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Netherlands |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | South Holland |
Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name2: | Hoeksche Waard |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Elevation M: | 0.2 |
Area Total Km2: | 24.76 |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Population Total: | 2,020 |
Population As Of: | 2021 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 3267 |
Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
Area Code: | 0186 |
Coordinates: | 51.8°N 21°W |
Goudswaard is a village in the Dutch province of South Holland, located on the westernmost tip of the Hoeksche Waard, approximately 6 km south-west of Spijkenisse. Goudswaard was a separate municipality from 1817 until 1984, when it was merged with Nieuw-Beijerland, Zuid-Beijerland and Piershil to form the municipality of Korendijk.
The village was first mentioned in 1246 as "terram que Corendich dicitur". In 1439, the polder Oud Korendijk was created, however a settlement already existed outside the dike. The village itself was, and still is, sometimes known as Korendijk. The etymology is unclear.[3] Goudswaard is a dike village.[4]
The Dutch Reformed church is an aisleless church which was probably built in 1721 as a replacement of the 1441 church. The village houses a flour mill named Windlust which was built in 1694 and restored around 1961.[4]
Goudwaard was home to 497 people in 1840. It was connected to Rotterdam by tram from 1903 to 1956. It was an independent municipality until 1984 when it was merged into Korendijk. In 2019, it became part of the municipality of Hoeksche Waard.[5]