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Rockanje
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Rockanje is a village in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Voorne aan Zee, and lies about 7 km northwest of Hellevoetsluis.

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Place details

Locality
Rockanje
Region
Zuid-Holland
Country
Nederland
Population
1,275
Timezone
Europe/Amsterdam

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28US AQIGood
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5.3 µg/m³
PM10
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Key facts

Settlement.name
Rockanje
Settlement.settlement_type
Village
Settlement.native_name_lang
nl
Settlement.image_skyline
Rockanjedorp.jpg
Settlement.image_caption
Village centre of Rockanje
Settlement.image_flag
Rockanje vlag.svg
Settlement.image_shield
Wapen Rockanje.png
Settlement.image_map
LocatieWestvoorne.png
Settlement.image_map1
Map NL - Westvoorne - Rockanje.png
Settlement.map_caption1
The village centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Rockanje in the former municipality of Westvoorne.
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location in the Netherlands
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
Netherlands
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1
South Holland
Settlement.subdivision_type2
Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Voorne aan Zee
Settlement.area_total_km2
30.03

via Wikipedia infobox

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Encyclopedic overview

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{{Infobox settlement | name = Rockanje | settlement_type = Village | other_name = | native_name = | native_name_lang = nl | image_skyline = Rockanjedorp.jpg | image_alt = | image_caption = Village centre of Rockanje | image_flag = Rockanje vlag.svg | image_shield = Wapen Rockanje.png | nickname = | motto = | image_map = LocatieWestvoorne.png | map_caption = | image_map1 = Map NL - Westvoorne - Rockanje.png | map_caption1 = The village centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Rockanje in the former municipality of Westvoorne. | pushpin_map = | pushpin_label_position = | pushpin_map_caption = Location in the Netherlands | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = Netherlands | subdivision_type1 = Province | subdivision_name1 = South Holland | subdivision_type2 = Municipality | subdivision_name2 = Voorne aan Zee | leader_title = | leader_name = | leader_party = | coordinates = | coordinates_footnotes = | elevation_m = | elevation_min_m = | elevation_max_m = | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = 30.03 | area_land_km2 = 29.75 | area_water_km2 = 0.26 | established_title = | established_date = | population_footnotes = <!-- for references: use The statistical area "Rockanje", which also can include the peripheral parts of the village, as well as the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 5710.

Rockanje was a separate municipality until 1980, when it became part of Westvoorne.

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

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