Oostflakkee
Sign in to saveOostflakkee () is a former municipality on the island of Goeree-Overflakkee in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The former municipality covered an area of about 107 km2 (of which about 33 km2 was covered by water), and had a population of about 10,000 in 2007. On January 1, 2013, Oostflakkee merged with Goedereede, Dirksland, and Middelharnis into the new municipality of Goeree-Overflakkee.
Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Oostflakkee
- Settlement.image_flag
- Flag of Oostflakkee.svg
- Settlement.flag_size
- 120x100px
- Settlement.image_shield
- Coat_of_arms_of_Oostflakkee.svg
- Settlement.shield_size
- 120x100px
- Settlement.image_map
- LocatieOostflakkee.png
- Settlement.mapsize
- 250px
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Netherlands
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- South Holland
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Municipality
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Goeree-Overflakkee
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 107.44
- Settlement.area_land_km2
- 74.69
- Settlement.area_water_km2
- 32.75
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 1 January 2007
- Settlement.population_note
- Source: CBS, Statline.
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Oostflakkee () is a former municipality on the island of Goeree-Overflakkee in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The former municipality covered an area of about 107 km2 (of which about 33 km2 was covered by water), and had a population of about 10,000 in 2007. On January 1, 2013, Oostflakkee merged with Goedereede, Dirksland, and Middelharnis into the new municipality of Goeree-Overflakkee.
The former municipality of Oostflakkee was formed by the amalgamation of the former municipalities of Den Bommel, Ooltgensplaat, and Oude Tonge in 1966. It consisted of the communities of Achthuizen, Langstraat, Den Bommel (with Zuidzijde), Ooltgensplaat, Oude-Tonge, and Zuidzijde.