Westvoorne
Westvoorne is a former municipality on the island of Voorne-Putten in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The former municipality covered an area of  of which  was water. It had a population of  in . The municipality of Westvoorne was formed on 1 January 1980, through the merger of the former municipalities of Oostvoorne and Rockanje. It consisted of the population centres of Oostvoorne,  Rockanje,  Tinte and Helhoek. On 1 January 2023, the municipality of Westvoorne merged with Brielle and Hellevoetsluis into the new municipality of Voorne aan Zee. Trivia 
In 2011, Westvoorne received the QualityCoast Gold Award  for its efforts to become a sustainable tourism destination. Because of this award Westvoorne had been selected for inclusion in the global atlas for sustainable tourism DestiNet. Notable people 
 Jacob van Maerlant (ca.1230–40 – ca.1288–1300) Flemish poet of the 13th century, an important Middle Dutch author of the Middle Ages
 Volkert Simon Maarten van der Willigen (1822–1878) Dutch mathematician, physicist and professor
 Belinda Meuldijk (born 1955) Dutch actress, writer, and activist 
 Meindert van Buuren (born 1995) Dutch racing driver

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External links
Official website

Voorne aan Zee
Former municipalities of South Holland
Municipalities of the Netherlands disestablished in 2023