Brielle
Brielle
Brill | |
|---|---|
Historic town centre | |
Location in South Holland | |
| Coordinates: 51°54′N 4°10′E / 51.900°N 4.167°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | South Holland |
| Municipality | Voorne aan Zee |
| Area | |
• Total | 31.14 km2 (12.02 sq mi) |
| • Land | 27.55 km2 (10.64 sq mi) |
| • Water | 3.59 km2 (1.39 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 2 m (7 ft) |
| Population (January 2021) | |
• Total | 17,439 |
| • Density | 633/km2 (1,640/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Briellenaar |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postcode | 3230–3232 |
| Area code | 0181 |
| Website | www |
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Brielle (pronounced [ˈbrilə] ⓘ), also called Den Briel in Dutch and Brill in English, is a town and historic seaport in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland, on the north side of the island of Voorne-Putten, at the mouth of the New Maas. The former municipality covered an area of 31.14 km2 (12.02 sq mi) of which 3.59 km2 (1.39 sq mi) was water. In 2021 its population was 17,439.
The former municipality of Brielle also included the communities of Vierpolders and Zwartewaal.
On 1 January 2023, the municipality of Brielle merged with Hellevoetsluis and Westvoorne into the new municipality of Voorne aan Zee.
Brielle, New Jersey was named after Brielle by the Dutch colonists of New Jersey, originally New Netherland.