Oostflakkee
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 coat of arms |
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 South Holland
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| local community |
 Goeree-Overflakkee
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Area - land - water |
107.57 km 2 74.8 km 2 32.77 km 2 |
| Residents | 10,334 (Dec 31, 2012) |
| Coordinates | 51 ° 41 ′ N , 4 ° 16 ′ E |
| Important traffic route |
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| prefix | 0187 |
| Postcodes | 3255-3258 |
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Oostflakkee ( ) was a municipality in the Dutch province of Zuid-Holland with 10,334 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2012). It has been part of the Goeree-Overflakkee community since January 1, 2013 .
Location and economy
The (former) municipality on the island of Goeree-Overflakkee was the southernmost municipality in the province of Zuid-Holland. Their soils consist of fertile clay .
Overflakkee is crossed by the N59 , which connects the area at the Hellegatsplein junction over the Haringvliet bridge on the A29 motorway to the south with Dinteloord ( Steenbergen municipality ) and to the north with Rotterdam .
To the north of Oude Tonge, on the N59, is the 60 hectare industrial park (Bedrijvenpark Oostflakkee) .
Most of the residents are still living from (declining) agriculture or are commuters who work in Rotterdam and the surrounding area.
places
The population of these villages on January 1st, 2009 (according to information on the website of the former municipality) is listed between the brackets.
- Achthuizen , in the middle of the former municipality (1204 inhabitants including the hamlet Langstraat to the south of it )
- Den Bommel , in the north on the Haringvliet (1670 inhabitants)
- Ooltgensplaat , in the east of the former municipality, on Volkerak, the eastern part of Grevelingen (2509 inhabitants)
- Oude Tonge , seat of the former municipal administration, in the west of the municipality, with the port on Volkerak (4718 inhabitants)
- and finally the hamlet of Zuidzijde , which lies between Oude Tonge and Den Bommel.
history
In 1284 Albrecht van Voorne bought the "glory" Grijsoord from Floris V , Count of Holland . The area was then a used only by shepherds and fishermen mudflats . After the purchase, people settled there who dealt with the so-called therein (c) kdelven ; this term describes the extraction of sea salt from the salty peat layer lying under the clay and silt by burning it. The ashes are boiled, after which the salt can simply be collected after cooling.
The wadden area was diked in the 15th century and converted into polders (Oude Tonge; 1438, Den Bommel and Ooltgensplaat: 1481–1526). The fertile soil turned out to be very productive. The village of Achthuizen was later built at the intersection of several dikes (a house with eight apartments is said to have stood there).
When the Eighty Years War broke out in 1568, a fort was built near Ooltgensplaat , which remained in use until around 1811. The village of Oude Tonge was almost completely destroyed in a fire in 1647. In the same year the new church building of the Reformed Church in the village of Den Bommel, whose inhabitants had previously visited the church in Ooltgensplaat, was built.
Achthuizen was settled by seasonal workers from Noord-Brabant , which explains that this village is the only one in the community that is predominantly Catholic. From 1865 to 1944 there was also a monastery here. In the 18th century there was temporarily a flourishing fishery for sturgeon and salmon . On February 1, 1953, the area was badly hit by the storm surge disaster. The construction of the Delta Works then freed Oostflakkee from seclusion; later some water sports tourism arose on the coasts.
Remarkable for tourists
- The coasts with the nature areas and marinas (Den Bommel, Ooltgensplaat, Oude Tonge)
- The bridges and dams of the Delta Works
- The village church of Den Bommel
- The former town hall in Ooltgensplaat (17th century)
- some old windmills.
politics
Distribution of seats in the municipal council
| Political party | Seats | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 2002 | 2006 | 2010 | |
| Vrije Lijst Oostflakkee | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| PvdA | 4th | 4th | 5 | 3 |
| ChristenUnie | - | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Lijst F. Kroeze | - | - | - | 2 |
| VVD | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| SGP | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| CDA | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| RPF | 2 | - | - | - |
| total | 15th | 15th | 15th | 15th |
Partnerships
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Krasnystaw , Poland , since 1993
Daughters and sons of the place
- Piet van Kempen (1898–1985), cyclist, born in Ooltgenssplaat
- Jan Pieterse (* 1942), racing cyclist, born in Oude Tonge
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek , accessed on May 31, 2018 (Dutch)
- ↑ Allocation of seats in the municipal council: 1998–2002 2006 2010 , accessed on May 31, 2018 (Dutch)