Goeree-Overflakkee

Also known as Gemeente Goeree-Overflakkee

255px|thumb|Map of Goeree-Overflakkee, June 2015 255px|thumb|Satellite image of the Scheldt delta. The island of Goeree-Overflakkee (1) is only partly shown. Goeree-Overflakkee () is a delta island and an administrative municipality in the province of South Holland, Netherlands, with a population of 50,589. It is the largest island by land area in the Netherlands after the man-made Flevopolder.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Goeree-Overflakkee
Settlement.settlement_type: Island and Municipality
Settlement.image_skyline: Goedereede boven.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: View over Goedereede
Settlement.image_flag: Goeree-Overflakkee gemeentevlag.svg
Settlement.flag_size: 100x67px
Settlement.image_shield: Goeree Overflakee wapen.svg
Settlement.shield_size: 100x80px
Settlement.image_map: Map - NL - Municipality code 1924 (2019).svg
Settlement.map_alt: Highlighted position of Goeree-Overflakkee in a municipal map of South Holland
Settlement.map_caption: Location in South Holland
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Netherlands
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: South Holland
Settlement.established_title: Established
Settlement.established_date: 1 January 2013
Settlement.governing_body: Municipal council

via Wikipedia infobox

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Encyclopedic overview

13 sections

Contents

History
Politics
Former municipalities
Goedereede
Dirksland
Middelharnis
Oostflakkee
Notable people
Sport
Gorée in Senegal
Gallery
References
External links

Goeree-Overflakkee is separated from the islands of Voorne-Putten and Hoeksche Waard by the Haringvliet, from the mainland of North Brabant by the Volkerak, and from Schouwen-Duiveland by Lake Grevelingen.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Goeree-Overflakkee” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.