Oude-Tonge

Oude-Tonge
Oude-Tonge
Town
	The town centre (darkgreen) and the statistical district (lightgreen) of Oude-Tonge in the former municipality of Oostflakkee.
	Coordinates: 51°41′28″N 4°12′46″E / 51.6909725°N 4.2126986°ECoordinates: 51°41′28″N 4°12′46″E / 51.6909725°N 4.2126986°E
Country	Netherlands
Province	South Holland
Municipality	Goeree-Overflakkee
Population (1 January 2015)	5,500

Oude-Tonge is a town in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Goeree-Overflakkee, and lies about 16 km south of Hellevoetsluis. In 2015, the town of Oude-Tonge had 5,500 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 0.9 km², and contained 1,615 residences.^[1] The wider statistical district "Oude-Tonge", which includes the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 5,500.^[2]

Oude-Tonge was a separate municipality until 1966, when it became part of Oostflakkee.^[3] Last one has made part of the new municipality of Goeree-Overflakkee since 2013.

Gallery[]

Catholic church: de kerk OLV Hemelvaart
Reformed church in the street
Windmill: korenmolen de Korenbloem

References[]

^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001 [1]. Statistics are for the continuous built-up area.
^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Gemeente Op Maat 2004: Oostflakkee [2]^{[permanent dead link]}.
^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.

External links[]

J. Kuyper, Gemeente Atlas van Nederland, 1865-1870, "Oude-Tonge". Map of the former municipality, around 1868.

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[CBS-1] Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001 [1]. Statistics are for the continuous built-up area.

[CBS2-2] Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Gemeente Op Maat 2004: Oostflakkee [2]^{[permanent dead link]}.

[3] Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.

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