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Middelharnis

Middelharnis () is a town and former municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland, on the island of Goeree-Overflakkee. The town had a population of about 6,800 in 2012. On 1 January 2013, Middelharnis merged with Goedereede, Dirksland, and Oostflakkee into the new municipality of Goeree-Overflakkee.

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Place details

Locality: Sommelsdijk
Region: Zuid-Holland
Country: Nederland

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Key facts

Settlement.official_name: Middelharnis
Settlement.settlement_type: Town and former municipality
Settlement.native_name_lang: nl
Settlement.image_skyline: Image:Meindert Hobbema 001.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: The Avenue at Middelharnis by Meindert Hobbema, 1689
Settlement.image_shield: Middelharnis wapen.svg
Settlement.pushpin_map: Netherlands South Holland#Netherlands
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: right
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 250
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in the province of South Holland in the Netherlands##Location in the Netherlands
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name

Wikidata facts

Demonym: Middelharnisser
Country: Netherlands
Time zone: UTC+01:00
Official website: www.middelharnis.nl
Image: Middelharnis - Voorstraat.jpg

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== History == The village was first mentioned in 1466 as "die Middelharnisse". The etymology is disputed. Middelharnis developed after a dike was built around the Oudeland polder in 1465. In 1598, a fish auction was built in Middelharnis and it developed into a regional centre.