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Rozenburg is an island in westernNetherlands, in the province ofSouth Holland. Rozenburg Island was formed centuries ago from several sand bars in theMeuseestuary. In 1568, construction started on the first set ofdikes and in 1586 the land known asRoosenburgh was leased to Dirk Ariensz. Bisdommer and Son, the first permanent inhabitant of Rozenburg.
In 1950, the stretch of theNieuwe Maas river south of Rozenburg (also locally called the Brielse Maas) was dammed off at both ends of Rozenburg Island, thereby formingBrielse Meer and connecting it toVoorne-Putten Island.
Beginning in the same period, most of the island was given over toindustrialenterprise, part of thePort of Rotterdam (Botlek andEuropoort). When these sea ports were being planned in the 1950s, the councils ofRotterdam and Rozenburg made the arrangement that Rotterdam would lead the development of the ports and industry, while Rozenburg would look after the housing of the expected population increase. The village of Blankenburg on the island had to be completely removed to make way for new canals and industry. The new housing developments were concentrated around the old village centre of Rozenburg on theScheur branch. In a short period its population rose from 3,500 to over 14,000.
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