Strijen

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Strijen

| settlement_type = Town

| image_skyline = Strijen Watertoren 3628.JPG

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| image_caption = Water tower of Strijen

| image_flag = Flag of Strijen.svg

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| pushpin_map = Netherlands South Holland#Netherlands

| pushpin_label_position = right

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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in the province of South Holland in the Netherlands##Location in the Netherlands

| coordinates = {{coord|51|45|N|4|33|E|region:NL|display=inline,title}}

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| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = Netherlands

| subdivision_type1 = Province

| subdivision_name1 = South Holland

| subdivision_type2 = Municipality

| subdivision_name2 = Hoeksche Waard

| extinct_title = Merged

| extinct_date = 2019

| unit_pref = Metric

| area_footnotes = {{Dutch municipality total area|dataref}}

| area_total_km2 = {{Dutch municipality total area|Strijen}}

| area_land_km2 = {{Dutch municipality land area|Strijen}}

| area_water_km2 = {{Dutch municipality water area|Strijen}}

| elevation_footnotes = {{cite web

|url = http://www.ahn.nl/postcodetool

|title = Postcodetool for 3291AK

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|author =

|date =

|work = Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland

|publisher = Het Waterschapshuis

|accessdate = 24 August 2013}}

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| population_density_km2 = {{Dutch municipality population density|Strijen}}

| population_demonym = Strijenaar

| timezone1 = CET

| utc_offset1 = +1

| timezone1_DST = CEST

| utc_offset1_DST = +2

| postal_code_type = Postcode

| postal_code = 3290–3293

| area_code_type = Area code

| area_code = 078

| website = {{URL|1=http://www.strijen.nl}}

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Strijen ({{IPA|nl|ˈstrɛiə(n)|-|359 Strijen.ogg}}) is a town and former municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The municipality, covering an area of {{convert|{{Dutch municipality total area|Strijen}}|km2|abbr=on}} of which {{convert|{{Dutch municipality water area|Strijen}}|km2|abbr=on}} is water, is located on the Hoeksche Waard island along the Hollands Diep estuary. On 1 January 2019 it was merged with the municipalities of Binnenmaas, Cromstrijen, Korendijk, and Oud-Beijerland to form the municipality of Hoeksche Waard.[https://wetten.overheid.nl/BWBR0041279/2018-09-15 Wet samenvoeging gemeenten Binnenmaas, Cromstrijen, Korendijk, Oud-Beijerland en Strijen], 11 July 2018, accessed at overheid.nl

Image:Strijen 1867.png

Image:Gem-Strijen-OpenTopo.jpg

Strijen hosts a public library, swimming pool, a small shopping centre and a local museum.

Furthermore, Strijen is home to an important and welcome resting stop for migrating birds, especially geese. During winter, the endangered Eurasian spoonbill uses this area as a foraging ground.

The municipality of Strijen also included the population centres of Cillaarshoek, De Klem, Mookhoek, Oudendijk, and Strijensas.