Rockanje

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Rockanje

Total population

6,185

Coordinates51.87°, 4.07°

Demographic figures from CBS Netherlands. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Rockanje is a village in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Voorne aan Zee, and lies about 7 km northwest of Hellevoetsluis.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

Ab Klink

Dutch politician of the Christian Democratic Appeal

Volkert Simon Maarten van der Willigen

Scientist from the Northern Netherlands

Dirk Klop

Dutch army intelligence officer (1906–1939)

Ben van Eysselsteijn

Dutch poet, writer and journalist (1898-1973)

R

René Klomp

Dutch footballer

Anthony van Kampen

Dutch writer (1911-1991)

D

Dirk Spanjaard sr.

Dutch politician (1881-1947)

Jacob van den Ban

Dutch architect (1860–1943)

Theodoor de Booy

Dutch archaeologist (1882-1919)

Toon Mans

Dutch politician

Andries Staalman

Dutch politician, publisher, and social reform advocate

W

Wil den Hollander

Dutch writer (1915-2000)

J

Jan Pieter Theodoor Huydecoper

Dutch merchant and politician (1728-1767)

Hans Kuyper

Dutch writer (*1962)

R

Ronald Brouwer

field hockey player

Belinda Meuldijk

Dutch actress, writer, and activist (born 1955)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in South Holland

• Tinte
  3 mi away · pop. 245
• Hellevoetsluis
  4 mi away · pop. 38,722
• Brielle
  4.5 mi away · pop. 13,407
• Vierpolders
  4.7 mi away · pop. 1,742
• Stellendam
  4.9 mi away · pop. 3,525
• Goedereede
  5.4 mi away · pop. 2,260
• Oudenhoorn
  6 mi away · pop. 1,290
• Zwartewaal
  6.6 mi away · pop. 1,905
• Melissant
  6.9 mi away · pop. 2,210
• Ouddorp
  7.1 mi away · pop. 6,245
• Abbenbroek
  7.6 mi away · pop. 1,259
• Rozenburg
  7.7 mi away · pop. 12,372

Browse all places in South Holland →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Common Shiny Woodlouse

Oniscus asellus

Seen 2026-10-16

Western Conifer Seed Bug

Leptoglossus occidentalis

Seen 2026-10-15

Yellow-legged Hornet

Vespa velutina

Seen 2026-10-13

Fork-palped Harvestman

Dicranopalpus ramosus

Seen 2026-10-12

Mottled Stink Bug

Rhaphigaster nebulosa

Seen 2026-10-12

Great Cormorant

Phalacrocorax carbo

Seen 2026-10-12

Green-veined White

Pieris napi

Seen 2026-10-12

Small Heath

Coenonympha pamphilus

Seen 2026-10-12

Common Darter

Sympetrum striolatum

Seen 2026-10-12

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Official Identifiers