Goeree
| Goeree-Overflakkee | |||
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| Island and Municipality | |||
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 Location in South Holland |
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| Coordinates: 51°45′N 4°10′E / 51.750°N 4.167°ECoordinates: 51°45′N 4°10′E / 51.750°N 4.167°E | |||
| Country | Netherlands | ||
| Province | South Holland | ||
| Established | 1 January 2013 | ||
| Government | |||
| • Body | Municipal council | ||
| • Mayor | Corstiaan Kleijwegt (PvdA) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 422.34 km2 (163.07 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 262.00 km2 (101.16 sq mi) | ||
| • Water | 160.34 km2 (61.91 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 1 m (3 ft) | ||
| Population (February 2017) | |||
| • Total | 48,204 | ||
| • Density | 184/km2 (480/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postcode | 3240–3258 | ||
| Area code | 0187 | ||
| Website | www |
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Goeree-Overflakkee (Dutch pronunciation: [ɣuːˈreː ˈoːvərflɑˌkeː]) is the southernmost delta island of the province of South Holland, Netherlands. It is separated from Voorne-Putten and Hoeksche Waard by the Haringvliet, from the mainland of North Brabant by the Volkerak, and from Schouwen-Duiveland by Lake Grevelingen.
Since 2013, Goeree-Overflakkee has also been a municipality, consisting from west to east of the former municipalities of Goedereede, Dirksland, Middelharnis, and Oostflakkee. The largest towns are Sommelsdijk, Middelharnis, Ouddorp, and Dirksland.
Despite being part of the province of South Holland, the island's scenery and dialect are more closely related to Zeeland than to Holland. On the island they speak a form of Zeelandic, namely Goereês in the west and Flakkees in the east.
The island was detached from the mainland when the Haringvliet formed as a result of two major flooding events. The first was in 1216, which breached the dunes of Voorne and created a deep saltwater inlet. In the St. Elizabeth floods of 1421, this inlet connected to the Merwede and became an important estuary of the Rhine and Meuse rivers.
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