Spijkenisse is located on a creek of the Oude Maas river. Its name comes from the words spieke (spit) and nesse (nose) meaning 'pointy nose' referring to a spit of land along the river.
There's evidence that the areas around Spijkenisse have been populated for centuries, with a farming and fishing village growing alongside the creek.
EXPLORE MORE: Archaeological findings from Spijkenisse at Museum Rotterdam
This part of the Netherlands, in particular, is a delta. Railways, motorways, tunnels and bridges link areas that are separated by seas and water. The Spijkenisse bridge was first built in 1903, primarily as a railway bridge.