West-Barendrecht is a former municipality in the Dutch

Netherlands

The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

 province of South Holland

South Holland

South Holland is a province situated on the North Sea in the western part of the Netherlands. The provincial capital is The Hague and its largest city is Rotterdam.South Holland is one of the most densely populated and industrialised areas in the world...

. It covered the western part of the current municipality of Barendrecht

Barendrecht

Barendrecht is a town in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The municipality had a population of 43,104 in 2007, and covers an area of 21.72 km² of which 1.45 km² is water....

, including the village of Carnisse.

The municipality existed between 1817 and 1837, when it merged with Oost-Barendrecht

Oost-Barendrecht

Oost-Barendrecht is a former municipality in the Dutch province of South Holland. It covered the eastern part of the current municipality of Barendrecht....

to form the new municipality "Oost- en West-Barendrecht", now just called "Barendrecht".