Oud-Vossemeer

Oud-Vossemeer Ou-Vossemaer
Village
Flag Coat of arms
The town centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Oud-Vossemeer in the municipality of Tholen.
Coordinates: 51°34′14″N 4°11′59″E / 51.57056°N 4.19972°E / 51.57056; 4.19972Coordinates: 51°34′14″N 4°11′59″E / 51.57056°N 4.19972°E / 51.57056; 4.19972
Country	Netherlands
Province	Zeeland
Municipality	Tholen
Area
• Total	13.64 km2 (5.27 sq mi)
Population  (1 January 2010)
• Total	2,767
• Density	200/km2 (530/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)

Oud-Vossemeer (Zeelandic: Ou-Vossemaer) is a village on the island of Tholen in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is a part of the municipality of Tholen, and lies about 13 km northwest of Bergen op Zoom, close to the Eendracht, part of the Scheldt-Rhine Canal.

The ancestors of the American presidential family Roosevelt may have lived in Oud-Vossemeer. A monument honoring the Four Freedoms (formulated by Franklin Delano Roosevelt) was placed in the center of the village.

It includes the previous municipality of Vrijberge.

Oud-Vossemeer was a separate municipality until 1971, when it was merged with Tholen.^[1]

In 2001, the town of Oud-Vossemeer had 1948 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 0.45 square kilometres (0.17 sq mi), and contained 779 residences.^[2] The statistical area "Oud-Vossemeer", which also can include the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 2720.^[3]

References[]

External links[]

• J. Kuyper, Gemeente Atlas van Nederland, 1865-1870, "Oud-Vossemeer". Map of the former municipality, around 1868.
• Site about Oud Vossemeer, Roosevelt and the Four Freedoms Award

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