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{{Short description|Town in the Netherlands}}
{{Use British English|date=May 2026}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2026}}
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| name                    = Strijen
| settlement_type         = Town
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| subdivision_type        = Country
| subdivision_name        = [[Netherlands]]
| subdivision_type1       = [[Provinces of the Netherlands|Province]]
| subdivision_name1       = [[South Holland]]
| subdivision_type2       = [[List of municipalities of the Netherlands|Municipality]]
| subdivision_name2       = [[Hoeksche Waard (municipality)|Hoeksche Waard]]
| extinct_title           = Merged
| extinct_date            = 2019
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| population_demonym      = Strijenaar
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| utc_offset1_DST         = +2
| postal_code_type        = [[Postal codes in the Netherlands|Postcode]]
| postal_code             = 3290–3293
| area_code_type          = [[Telephone numbers in the Netherlands|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 (municipality)|Hoeksche Waard]].<ref>[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</ref>

[[Image:Strijen 1867.png|thumb|left|Strijen in 1867]]
[[Image:Gem-Strijen-OpenTopo.jpg|thumb|left|Strijen in 2015]]
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 (Strijen)|Oudendijk]], and [[Strijensas]].

== Notable people ==
{{See also|Hoeksche Waard (municipality)#Notable people}}
*[[Anton Corbijn]] (born 1955), photographer, music video director and film director.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Siegal |first1=Nina |title=Anton Corbijn: Capturing the Mood of the Music |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/20/arts/international/anton-corbijn-capturing-the-mood-of-the-music.html |website=The New York Times |accessdate=12 March 2020 |date=19 May 2015}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{Official website|http://www.strijen.nl/}}
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{{Geographic location
|Centre    = Strijen
|North     = 
|Northeast = [[Binnenmaas]]
|East      = 
|Southeast = 
|South     = ''[[Hollands Diep]]''<br/>[[Moerdijk]]&nbsp;([[North Brabant|NB]])
|Southwest = 
|West      = [[Cromstrijen]]
|Northwest = 
}}
{{Dutch municipality Hoeksche Waard}}
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[[Category:Hoeksche Waard]]
[[Category:Former municipalities of South Holland]]
[[Category:Populated places in South Holland]]
[[Category:Municipalities of the Netherlands disestablished in 2019]]