Ouddorp
Ouddorp | |
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 Typical landscape in Ouddorp | |
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 The town centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Ouddorp in the former municipality of Goedereede. | |
| Coordinates: 51°29′N 3°34′E / 51.49°N 3.56°ECoordinates: 51°29′N 3°34′E / 51.49°N 3.56°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | South Holland |
| Municipality | Goeree-Overflakkee |
| Population (CBS 1 January 2010)[1] | 6,040 |
Ouddorp is a town in the Dutch province of South Holland. The statistical area Ouddorp, also including the peripheral parts of the village and the surrounding countryside (including Visschershoek), has a population of approximately 6,040, as of 1 January 2005.[1] Ouddorp was a separate municipality until 1966, when it became part of Goedereede,[2] which in turn became part of the new municipality of Goeree-Overflakkee in 2013. It is the second-largest town on the island of Goeree-Overflakkee. Kees van der Staaij, leader of the right-wing reformed Dutch political party SGP usually spends his days off with Easter in Ouddorp.
Centre of Ouddorp
Lighthouse ""
The new (2013)
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Statline: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2003-2005
- ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.
External links[]
Media related to Ouddorp at Wikimedia Commons
Categories:
- Former municipalities of South Holland
- Populated places in South Holland
- Goeree-Overflakkee