Oostflakkee

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.

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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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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.

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