Maassluis is a city in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The municipality had a population of 32,768 in 2019 and covered 10.12 km2 (3.91 sq mi) of which 1.64 km2 (0.63 sq mi) was water.
Het Scheur is a branch of the Rhine-Meuse delta in South Holland, Netherlands, that flows west from the confluence of the Oude Maas and Nieuwe Maas branches past the towns of Rozenburg and Maassluis. It continues as the Nieuwe Waterweg to the North Sea.
Hatvan is a town in Heves county, Hungary. Hatvan is the Hungarian word for "sixty".
Maarten 't Hart is a Dutch writer. Trained as a biologist in zoology and ethology at the Leiden University, he taught that subject before becoming a full-time writer in the 1980s, having made his debut as a novelist in 1971 under the name Martin Hart with Stenen voor een ransuil.
Aristide von Bienefeldt was the pen name of the Dutch novelist Rijk de Jong.
Cornelis Wilhelmus Pieter "Cor" Vriend is a former long-distance runner from the Netherlands, who mainly competed in the marathon. He participated in two consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country; in 1980 and 1984. During the early 1980s he was overshadowed by his fellow countryman Gerard Nijboer.
Maassluis Centrum, formerly Maassluis, is a metro station in Maassluis, The Netherlands.
Maassluis West is a metro station in Maassluis, Netherlands. Originally opened as a railway station, it is now part of Rotterdam Metro Line B.
Françoise Harteveld is a Dutch judoka. She began her judo career at the age of 3 at Budosport Mahorokan in Maassluis. Her JudoDad, Coos Henneveld was her mentor and taught her all her skills. Later, his son Rob Henneveld was her coach, and with him she won as many titles and medals as under her JudoDad.
Empire Ballad was a 6,640 ton cargo ship which was built by Bartram & Sons Ltd, Sunderland in 1941 for the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT). She was sold to Alexander Shipping Co Ltd in 1946 and renamed Bibury. In 1951 she was sold to Halcyon Lijn NV, Rotterdam, Netherlands and renamed Stad Maassluis. In 1962 she was sold to Compagnia Navigazione Jaguar, Panama and renamed Jaguar. In 1966 she was sold to Olamar SA, Panama and renamed Goldfield. In 1968 she was sold to Compagnia de Navigazione Sulemar, Panama and renamed Poseidon, serving until 1969 when she ran aground and was subsequently scrapped.
Pieter Boudewijn Richard de Geus was a Dutch politician.
De jacobsladder is a novel by Dutch author Maarten 't Hart. It was first published in 1986. The title is derived from the Book of Genesis: Jacob's dream at Bethel. It is one of his novels about his hometown Maassluis and the island of Rozenburg and the complete removal of the village of Blankenburg on this island that had to make way for new canals and industry of what is now the Europoort area.
The MVMaassluis was a tanker owned by the Dutch shipping-company Nedlloyd. On 15 February 1989 the ship was lost in heavy weather near the port of Skikda in Algeria. Two sailors, who were swept overboard when they tried to work on the anchor, survived this accident. The other 27 crew lost their lives.
Excelsior Maassluis is a football club from Maassluis, Netherlands, founded in 1918. The club's home ground is the 5,000 capacity arena known as Sportpark Dijkpolder. Excelsior won the Hoofdklasse of 2013 and became champions of the Topklasse just two years later. Also known as the Tricolores, Excelsior due to their 2016 title win, was promoted to the Tweede Divisie. As so in the division's inaugural season Excelsior ended up at fifth in the league's standings.
DVS '33 Ermelo is a Dutch amateur football club from Ermelo, founded 1 September 1933. The club currently competes in the Derde Divisie, the fourth tier of league football in the Netherlands.
The Schiedam–Hoek van Holland railway is a former railway line and current rapid transit line of the Rotterdam Metro between Schiedam and Hook of Holland along the Nieuwe Maas, in the west of the Netherlands. The line is also an important freight railway, it is 24 kilometres long.
Walter Bennett is an Aruban international footballer who plays for SV Racing Club Aruba as a midfielder.
Bradly van Hoeven is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a forward for Eerste Divisie club Almere City FC.
Lely Industries N.V. is a Dutch agricultural machine manufacturer which is based in Maassluis, the Netherlands.
The 2021–22 KNVB Cup, for sponsoring reasons officially called the TOTO KNVB Beker, was the 104th season of the annual Dutch national football cup competition. It began in August with the first of two preliminary rounds, and concluded on 17 April 2022 with the final played at De Kuip in Rotterdam.
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