▁south ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Rot ter dam , ▁in ▁the ▁municipality ▁of ▁B innen ma as . ▁It ▁is ▁the ▁only ▁village ▁in ▁the ▁municipality ▁not ▁built ▁next ▁to ▁a ▁dy ke . ▁ ▁The ▁main ▁street ▁of ▁M ij ns he eren land ▁is ▁the ▁Ra ad h uis la an . ▁This ▁street ▁used ▁to ▁be ▁domin ated ▁by ▁farm h ouses , ▁but ▁in ▁recent ▁years ▁many ▁of ▁them ▁were ▁demol ished ▁and ▁replaced ▁by ▁modern ▁homes ▁as ▁M ij ns he eren land ▁became ▁preferred ▁by ▁up market ▁house ▁buy ers . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁St . ▁Elizabeth ' s ▁flo od ▁the ▁former ▁land ▁of ▁Sch ob be ▁en ▁Ever ock en ▁was ▁re - dy ked ▁in ▁ 1 4 3 7 - 1 4 3 8 ▁by ▁the ▁kn ight ▁L ode w ijk ▁Pra et ▁of ▁Mo er ker ken ; ▁therefore , ▁the ▁village ▁is ▁often ▁called ▁M ij ns he eren land ▁van ▁Mo er ker ken . ▁The ▁name ▁of ▁the ▁village ▁( mean ing ▁My ▁Lord ' s ▁Land ▁in ▁English ) ▁doesn ' t ▁have ▁a ▁religious ▁background ▁but ▁states ▁the ▁fact ual ▁situation ▁of ▁the ▁land ▁belonging ▁to ▁its ▁Lord , ▁Pra et ▁of ▁Mo er ker ken . ▁ ▁S ights ▁ ▁Hof ▁van ▁Mo er ker ken ▁Next ▁to ▁the ▁centre ▁of ▁the ▁village ▁lies ▁the ▁Hof ▁van ▁Mo er ker ken , ▁a ▁medieval ▁bu iten pla ats ▁on ▁which ▁an ▁ 1